Bahrain

The government freed more than 50 political prisoners, including an opposition leader and 23 Shia accused of plotting to overthrow the government, in an attempt to appease protesters. The government also said it would permit peaceful demonstrations.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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