Move which sees soldiers called in to protect strategic sites likely to inflame tensions between rulers and Shia majority
Share25 Martin Chulov
guardian.co.uk, Monday 14 March 2011
"Saudi Arabian troops have crossed into Bahrain after the tiny Gulf state's rulers asked for help from neighbouring Sunni Arab states to quell a two-month uprising that threatens their 200-year-old political dynasty.
Riyadh said it had responded to a "security threat" by deploying its military in the streets of its tiny near-neighbour. The Saudi troops have been asked to protect strategic sites, such as bridges and government buildings. Bahrain's rulers said the Saudi forces had crossed the 16-mile causeway linking Saudi Arabia with the Arab world's smallest state as part of a contingent of troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council.
Saudi authorities did not give details on the size of the force, which some reports estimate to be about 1,000-strong.
The move is likely to inflame tensions between the regime and Bahrain's Shia majority, which has laid siege to central Manama since mid-February and has, in recent days, marched on key government buildings and palaces....."
Share25 Martin Chulov
guardian.co.uk, Monday 14 March 2011
"Saudi Arabian troops have crossed into Bahrain after the tiny Gulf state's rulers asked for help from neighbouring Sunni Arab states to quell a two-month uprising that threatens their 200-year-old political dynasty.
Riyadh said it had responded to a "security threat" by deploying its military in the streets of its tiny near-neighbour. The Saudi troops have been asked to protect strategic sites, such as bridges and government buildings. Bahrain's rulers said the Saudi forces had crossed the 16-mile causeway linking Saudi Arabia with the Arab world's smallest state as part of a contingent of troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council.
Saudi authorities did not give details on the size of the force, which some reports estimate to be about 1,000-strong.
The move is likely to inflame tensions between the regime and Bahrain's Shia majority, which has laid siege to central Manama since mid-February and has, in recent days, marched on key government buildings and palaces....."
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