As internal control slips away from al Khalifa, regime embarks on massive hiring of foreign security forces
Saudi-backed raids continue in Bahrain
shiapost – August 25, 2011
Saudi-backed security forces in Bahrain continue their brutal crackdown against protesters who are demanding an end to the rule of the Al Khalifa regime in the country. Latest footage posted online showed police firing teargas to disperse peaceful demonstrations in the town of Sanabis, the capital of Manama.
Bahraini human rights activists said the incident happened on Wednesday night after police stormed the village. Meanwhile, more images have surfaced, showing Saudi-backed police conducting overnight attacks in Bahraini towns. Anti-government protesters have been holding massive protest rallies across Bahrain since mid-February.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed military forces to Bahrain in mid-March to assist the Manama government in its violent crackdown on the popular protests. …source