The al Khalifa Regime legacy of brutality against Bahrain Villagers – regime has no legitimacy

March 1996: The Ruling Al-Khalifa Family murders Isa Qambar and threatens to “wipe out villages”!
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1 March: The Bahraini security forces attacked the small village of Abo-Gowa, 5 km west of the capital Manamaat 8.30 pm local time. The siege by 400 fully-armed riot police continued until 3.00 am of Saturday, 2 March. House-to-house breaking-in took place and many young people were arbitrarily detained. Screams of women were heard as the undisciplined forces attacked houses and started beating people indiscriminately. This latest attack comes as part of a series of attacks on residential areas implementing the policy of “preventative measures” referred to by the prime minister in his recent statements on the events. Other areas that were attacked in the past few days include Dair, Daih, Sanabis, Duraz, Bani Jamra, Jonnossan, Karzakkan, Malkeya, Sitra, Marwazan, Arad, Demestan and Samahij.

At midnight of 3 March, the undisciplined and forces mounted a vicious attack on the village of Demestan (south-west of Bahrain). Families were attacked and many youths were snatched. Later, a similar attack was mounted against Karbabad village and clashes resulted in many people arrested.

3 March: The Bahraini crown prince, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa arrived, Sunday 3 March, in London starting a tour that took him to Washington and back to London. US circles advised him to resort to dialogue. Lord Avebury propsed an initiative to resolve the crisis but the crown prince refused.

At evening (5 March) Sanabis, 5 km west of Manama, was besieged and Budaya Highway was sealed-off in that area. Heavy clashes were reported, houses were raided and many were arrested. It was also reported that live ammunition was fired as well as rubber bullets and tear gas.

One of the leading lawyers, Mr. Abdulla Abdul Rahman Hashim, was summoned by the intelligence department at 12.00 am of 5 March. Mr. Hashim was accused of agitation and contacting outside organizations. The outside organization refers to the BBC Arabic Radio which interviewed Mr. Hashim on the political situation in Bahrain.

6 March: Several loud explosions, believed to be those of gas cylinders, were heard in Ma’amir area (Sitra) and around Manama. The students of Sehla Intermediate, Jedhafs Secondary, Sheikh Abdulaziz Secondary, Jaberya Secondary schools staged simultaneous demonstrations. Security forces continued raiding houses and amongst the twelve arrested on 6 March from Sanabis is Dr. Nabil Al-Sadadi, 38 years old. The authorities continued publishing statements ahead of the major US-Gulf business conference to be held on 10 March. The nervous security forces have been mounting security operations in Sanabis and Daih as these are the nearest areas to the conference venue. An explosion in Isa Town on Wednesday 6 March at 22.00 local time resulted in the death of one person and injury of two others, according to government’s sources. The explosion occurred at the automatic teller machine of a local bank. The explosion in the National Bank of Bahrain is still a mystery. The person who was killed is Mohammed Hassan Taher Samih from Iskan-Jedhafs (new residential area of Jedhafs). Two persons were also injured one of them is serious. The injured are Mohammed Al-Mukhtar and Aqeel Naji, both from Iskan-Jedhafs. On Tuesday night (5 March) riot police attacked Iskan-Jedhafs and arrested several people.

9 March:Students in several schools marched in protest against the mass jailing of innocent peaceful people and the intimidation of residents by foreign-staffed security forces. Demonstrations re-surfaced in Jedhafs, Sanabis, Nuaim, Jabreyah, Sheikh Abdulla, Ahmad Al-Omran, Manama secondary (girls) and several other schools. Security forces stormed Jidhafs boys and girls schools and arrested many students. Similarly, riot police entered and attacked other schools to silence students. The notorious Khalid Al-Wazzan and his units attacked the small village of Jannossan again and arrested many people. …more