Tweet – A military force from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations moved into Bahrain Monday to help restore security after a month of anti-regime protests, the Associated Press reported. The force marked the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world’s rebellions began in December. Bahrain’s main opposition groups immediately denounced the outside intervention as an “occupation” that pushed the Gulf kingdom dangerously close to a state of war. Bahrain’s army urged citizens to fully cooperate with the Gulf troops, according to Agence France-Presse. “The Bahrain Defence Force General Command calls on all citizens and residents to cooperate fully and to welcome…
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