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Bahrainis Mark 5th Anniversary of Saudi Troop Deployment

Bahrainis Mark 5th Anniversary of Saudi Troop Deployment
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Bahrainis held nationwide protest rallies to mark the 2011 anniversary of the Saudi troop deployment to their country as part of the al-Khalifah regime's heavy-handed crackdown on dissidents.

Bahrainis Mark 5th Anniversary of Saudi Troop Deployment

Protesters on Monday took to the streets in different areas, in which the rally in Daih village saw the marchers holding up anti-Saudi banners and chanting slogans against the regimes in Riyadh and Manama.

One large poster bore a picture of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz reading: "We refuse Saudi occupation to Bahrain. Your occupation is under our feet."

Besides, the peaceful protesters vowed to hold on to the memory of those killed or jailed by Saudi-backed forces since 2011.

The gatherings, however, turned violent after Bahraini forces intervened to disperse the protesters, firing teargas at them in several areas. The demonstrators also responded by setting fire to furniture items and lobbing petrol bombs at police cars.

Since February 14, 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters held numerous demonstrations on an almost daily basis in the island kingdom, calling for the ruling al- Khalifah family to relinquish power.

In March that year, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates invaded the country to assist the Bahraini government in suppressing peaceful pro-democracy protesters.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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