Back تدخل قوات درع الجزيرة في البحرين Arabic مداخله در بحرین به رهبری عربستان سعودی Persian Intervenção militar no Barém em 2011 Portuguese

Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain

Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain
Part of Bahraini uprising of 2011, the Arab Spring, and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict

Hundreds of protesters denouncing the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain in a march to the Saudi embassy in Manama on 15 March 2011
Date14 March 2011 – 4 July 2011[1]
(3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
(Minor police presence till March 2014)
Location
Bahrain
Result

Saudi-led coalition victory

Belligerents
Peninsula Shield Force
 Bahrain Bahraini opposition
Strength
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Peninsula Shield Force: 1,500 troops[3]
 Thousands of protesters
Casualties and losses

Bahrain 2 policemen killed
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf 2 policemen killed

6 protesters killed[6]
400 wounded[7][8]

The Saudi–led intervention in Bahrain began on 14 March 2011 to assist the Bahraini government in suppressing an anti-government uprising in the country. The intervention came three weeks after the U.S. pressured Bahrain to withdraw its military forces from the streets.[9] As a decision by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the intervention included sending 1,000 (1,200)[10] troops with vehicles from Saudi Arabia[9] at the invitation of the Al-Khalifa ruling family, marking the first time the GCC used such a collective military option for suppressing a revolt.[10][11]

Calling it both an occupation and a declaration of war, the Bahraini opposition pleaded for foreign help.[12][13] The intervention was precedented by the 1994 Saudi intervention in Bahrain.[14][15]

  1. ^ "Saudi Arabia set to withdraw troops from Bahrain". Arabian Business. 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Bahrain: Widespread Suppression, Scant Reforms". Human Rights Watch.
  3. ^ "State of emergency declared in Bahrain". The National. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Bahrain king declares martial law over protests". NBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Emirati hero killed in the line of duty in Bahrain laid to rest". The National. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ^ الشرق الأوسط - البحرين: 6 قتلى وفرض حظر للتجول وواشنطن تنتقد قمع المتظاهرين. BBC Arabic (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Witnesses: Security forces attack protesters and doctors in Bahrain". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  8. ^ 3 قتلى و250 مصاباً في أول يوم من إعلان حالة الطوارئ. صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. ^ a b Henderson, Simon. "Bahrain's Crisis: Saudi Forces Intervene". Washington Institute. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  10. ^ a b Bronner, Ethan; Slackman, Michael (14 March 2011). "Saudi Troops Enter Bahrain to Help Put Down Unrest". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  11. ^ Held, David; Ulrichsen, Kristian (2012). The transformation of the Gulf politics, economics and the global order. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-69840-8. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Gulf States Send Force to Bahrain Following Protests". BBC News. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Two Killed in Bahrain Violence Despite Martial Law". BBC News. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Saudi Intervention in Bahrain". Stratfor. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference FP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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