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Bahrain
Obama, After Airstrikes in Syria, Says US Will ‘Take the Fight’ to ISIS
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France
Who’s who in coalition to defeat Islamic State
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Islamic State
Arab Nations Vow Help to Fight ISIS ‘as Appropriate’
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Qatar
Gulf meeting ends without clear end to Qatar spat
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Islamic State
Gulf Monarchies Resolve Spat with Qatar, Say Ready to Help Counter Jihadists
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Hamas
Qatar: Club Med for Terrorists
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Bahrain
Bahrain bans three clerics from preaching; opposition condemns move
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Bahrain
Bahrain declared US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Tom Malinowski “unwelcome” for allegedly interfering in Bahraini affairs, after he met with senior members of the country’s main opposition group, the Shiite organization Al-Wefaq. Various NGOs in Bahrain condemned the move. Malinowski had also met with leaders of other groups.
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Bahrain
Two Bahrainis were accused of injuring two police officers with a remotely detonated bomb in Demistan in December. A police officer was killed by a bombing in Eker in July 5. Prime Minister Khalifa urged a resolute stand against terrorism.
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Bahrain
A court sentenced five people to prison for planning attacks on the US Navy base, Safriya palace, and Gudaibiya palace; using hot air balloons to disrupt aviation; and trying to help wanted Bahrainis to escape into Iraq. The cell allegedly plotted with fugitive terrorist Abdulraouf Al Shayeb. Six members of the so-called Al Ashtar Brigades were jailed for detonating a car in 2013 near Budaiya Garden. A court also sentenced four people to life terms, and another to 10 years in prison, for trying to disrupt an F1 Grand Prix race in 2013.
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Iran
Exclusive: Iran’s illicit procurement appears to slow amid nuclear talks – UN experts
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Bahrain
The Interior Ministry has ordered Bahrainis who are “currently in conflict zones … on the pretext of jihad” to “return to the country within two weeks” or face terrorism charges and the possible loss of citizenship. Security forces seized a number of ready-to-use Molotov cocktails at an apartment in Sanabis. The US Navy plans to step up operations in Bahrain and add new littoral combat ships. The “seat of the pants” style of US Ambassador Thomas Krajeski was criticized in a US State Department report.
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Gulf Cooperation Council
Spurning Gulf Arab pressure, Qatar says foreign policy non-negotiable
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Muslim Brotherhood
Arab states withdraw ambassadors from Qatar in protest at ‘interference’
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Bahrain
The Interior Ministry said that a remotely detonated bomb planted by terrorists in Daih killed three policemen. Another bomb was defused, and two more detonated without causing injuries.
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Report: Ex-Guantanamo detainee and member of Bahrain’s royal family joins Syrian jihad
An ex-Guantanamo detainee, Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifah, has reportedly traveled from Bahrain to join the jihad in Syria. According to a leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo threat assessment, Sheikh Salman had ties to senior al Qaeda and Taliban officials prior to his detention in Pakistan and transfer to Guantanamo.
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Bahrain
Authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle arms and weapons into the country by boat, including anti-personnel and armor-piercing explosives, “50 Iranian-made hand bombs,” and 295 apparently Syrian-made commercial detonators. They also arrested 13 people trying to flee by boat, and dismantled a car bomb in Al-Houra. Five men were sentenced to 15 years in prison for bomb attacks. The Interior Minister said security would be beefed up after the recent discovery of four terrorist plots.
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US Military
Hagel reassures Gulf allies US committed to regional security
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Bahrain
US chief of naval operations confirms expanded footprint in Bahrain
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Bahrain
Two men were sentenced to life in prison for a car bomb attack near a Sunni mosque in July; two other defendants were sentenced to 15 years in prison. The government said the defendants, who were also convicted of setting up a terrorist organization, had tried to inflame sectarian tensions.
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Bahrain
Bahrain – Order Curbs Political Groups
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Bahrain
A car bomb injured four policemen in a Shia village near Manama last week. Police recently clashed with February 14 Coalition protesters in Shia villages near the capital.
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Bahrain
Police fire teargas, birdshot at Bahrain demonstrators
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Bahrain
Bahrain Prime Minister Issues Warning Ahead of Planned Protests
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Bahrain
A car bomb detonated outside the capital of Manama, and a policeman was hurt by a firebomb. Authorities seized a large cache of Molotov cocktails and homemade weapons in Bilad Al Qadeem. The government is stepping up measures to reduce violence and prevent terrorism, and will begin regulating websites tied to international terrorist organizations, including websites run by al Qaeda and its affiliates as well as Hezbollah.
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Iran
US Helps Allies Trying to Battle Iranian Hackers
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Bahrain
Americans in Bahrain warned about possible extremist threats
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Canada
Mozilla furious as disguised spyware used against pro-democracy activists
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Bahrain
In Bahrain, a growing Sunni-Shia rift
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Bahrain
Thousands of protesters clashed with riot police on the second anniversary of the intervention by a Saudi force that had helped crush a previous uprising. The state news agency reported the clashes as “acts of terrorism committed by saboteurs for the purpose of intimidating and jeopardizing the lives of citizens.”
