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Bahrain protests a worry for US and its fifth fleet
Submitted 3 hrs 22 mins ago
The US will be watching developments in Bahrain anxiously as it is the headquarters of the US navy's fifth fleet, which operates at least one aircraft carrier in the Gulf at all times, along with an amphibious group of ships with marines aboard. The fleet's presence is aimed at ensuring the free flow of oil through the Gulf, as well as monitoring Iran and deterring piracy. US navy officials have said there is no sign that crowds intend to direct their hostility toward the roughly 4,200 service members who live and work there. "The protests are not directed at the US military presence," Jennifer Stride, a spokeswoman for US Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, told the Stars and Stripes, the official paper of the US armed forces. The protests were not taking place in the vicinity of the naval base, she said.
Bahrain protests a worry for US and its fifth fleet | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
Submitted 3 hrs 22 mins ago
The US will be watching developments in Bahrain anxiously as it is the headquarters of the US navy's fifth fleet, which operates at least one aircraft carrier in the Gulf at all times, along with an amphibious group of ships with marines aboard. The fleet's presence is aimed at ensuring the free flow of oil through the Gulf, as well as monitoring Iran and deterring piracy. US navy officials have said there is no sign that crowds intend to direct their hostility toward the roughly 4,200 service members who live and work there. "The protests are not directed at the US military presence," Jennifer Stride, a spokeswoman for US Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, told the Stars and Stripes, the official paper of the US armed forces. The protests were not taking place in the vicinity of the naval base, she said.
Bahrain protests a worry for US and its fifth fleet | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
