Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain

<p>The Saudi–led intervention in Bahrain began on 14 March 2011 to assist the <a href="/facts/Bahrain/ndXdWPhr">Bahraini</a> government in suppressing an <a href="/facts/Bahraini_uprising_of_2011/0rS1jck3">anti-government uprising</a> in the country. The intervention came three weeks after the U.S. pressured Bahrain to withdraw its military forces from the streets. As a decision by the <a href="/facts/Gulf_Cooperation_Council/6DDyFPRX">Gulf Cooperation Council</a> (GCC), the intervention included sending 1,000 (1,200) troops with vehicles from <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a> at the invitation of the <a href="/facts/House_of_Khalifa/tGFpfoSA">Al-Khalifa ruling family</a>, marking the first time the GCC used such a collective military option for suppressing a revolt.
</p><p>Calling it both an occupation and a declaration of war, the <a href="/facts/Bahraini_opposition/UCteLMsT">Bahraini opposition</a> pleaded for foreign help. The intervention was precedented by the <a href="/facts/1990s_uprising_in_Bahrain/PwgqqGXS">1994 Saudi intervention in Bahrain</a>.
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Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain