Mass protests against the U.S.-backed government of Hamad Al Khalifa have erupted in Bahrain. Over the weekend, viral videos showed Bahraini citizens cheering as Iranian missiles struck U.S. bases in the country. The Shia majority in Bahrain faces systematic political and economic repression from the Sunni monarchy. The Peninsula Shield Forces, the security forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council, have entered Bahrain from Saudi Arabia to crush the uprising.

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