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Terrorist group(s) Bahrain, in 7 editions.
The entry for Bahrain published Terrorist group(s) in 7 editions of 36, from 2019 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Terrorist group(s) in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 2019
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Terrorist groups - foreign based” (2019) and “Terrorist group(s)” (2020 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Terrorist groups - foreign based”
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps -- Qods Force (IRGC-QF): aim(s): seeks to overthrow the Sunni al-Khalifa ruling family, and to expel America’s military presence;
- supports anti-government insurgent groups with funding, weapons, and training
- area(s) of operation:
- Bahrain (2019)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps -- Qods Force (IRGC-QF): aim(s): seeks to overthrow the Sunni al-Khalifa ruling family, and to expel America’s military presence; supports anti-government insurgent groups with funding, weapons, and training
area(s) of operation: Bahrain (2019)
- al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
Rewritten: too little of the 2019 text remains to mark the changes.
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force
note 1: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
note 2: in addition to the al-Ashtar Brigades and the IRGC/Qods Force, Saraya al-Mukhtar (aka The Mukhtar Brigade) is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from the IRGC; Saraya al-Mukhtar's self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini Government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain; the group was designated by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in Dec 2020
Rewritten: too little of the 2021 text remains to mark the changes.
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force
note 1: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T
note 2: in addition to the al-Ashtar Brigades and the IRGC/Qods Force, Saraya al-Mukhtar (aka The Mukhtar Brigade) is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from the IRGC; Saraya al-Mukhtar's self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini Government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain; the group was designated by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in Dec 2020
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force
note 1: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
note 2: in addition to the al-Ashtar Brigades and the IRGC/Qods Force, Saraya al-Mukhtar (aka The Mukhtar Brigade) is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from the IRGC; Saraya al-Mukhtar's self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini Government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain; the group was designated by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in Dec 2020
al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force
note 1: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T the Terrorism reference guide
note 2: in addition to the al-Ashtar Brigades and the IRGC/Qods Force, Saraya al-Mukhtar (aka The Mukhtar Brigade) is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from the IRGC; Saraya al-Mukhtar's self-described goal is to depose the Bahraini Government with the intention of paving the way for Iran to exert greater influence in Bahrain; the group was designated by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in Dec 2020
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Bahrain: Terrorist group(s).” The World Factbook, 2019–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahrain/terrorist-group-s.