Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain

Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain
	Part of Bahraini uprising of 2011, the Arab Spring, and the Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
	; Hundreds of protesters denouncing the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain in a march to the Saudi embassy in Manama on 15 March 2011
Date	14 March 2011 – 4 July 2011; (3 months, 2 weeks and 6 days); (Minor police presence till March 2014)
Location	Bahrain
Result	Saudi-led coalition victory Suppression of Bahraini opposition demonstrators with GCC support.;
Belligerents
Peninsula Shield Force; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Kuwait; Bahrain;	Bahraini opposition
Strength
Peninsula Shield Force: 1,500 troops; SANG: 1,000 policemen; United Arab Emirates: 500 policemen; Kuwait: Naval support;	Thousands of protesters
Casualties and losses
2 policemen killed; 2 policemen killed Saudi Arabia: 1 policeman killed; United Arab Emirates: 1 policeman killed;	6 protesters killed; 400 wounded

The Saudi–led intervention in Bahrain began on 14 March 2011 to assist the Bahraini government in suppressing an anti-government uprising in the country. The intervention came three weeks after the U.S. pressured Bahrain to withdraw its military forces from the streets. As a decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the intervention included sending 1,000 (1,200) troops with vehicles from Saudi Arabia at the invitation of the Al-Khalifa ruling family, marking the first time the GCC used such a collective military option for suppressing a revolt.

Calling it both an occupation and a declaration of war, the Bahraini opposition pleaded for foreign help. The intervention was precedented by the 1994 Saudi intervention in Bahrain.