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Part of Bahraini uprising of 2011, 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 | |||||||
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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]
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