Terrorise us not any more

Manama

The Ministry of Interior achieved a major breakthrough in its counter-terrorism efforts as it busted a terrorist plot targeting the country.MoI investigation led to the arrest of a number of individuals who have been accused of carrying out terrorist acts.

The 14 Bahraini suspects confessed in the interrogation that they received military training from terrorist organisations abroad, such as the Iraqi wing of Hezbollah.

Announcing the capture yesterday, Interior Ministry said, “A number of individuals suspected of carrying out  terrorist acts as members of a group known as “Saraya Al Ashtar,” or Al Ashtar Brigades were arrested.” 

They were identified as Ahmed Sarhan, 26 (known as Abumuntadhir) and Jassim Abdullah, 39 (known as Thualfiqar). “The two individuals were involved in many of the group’s early terror operations in Bahrain. They also recruited many individuals to join the brigades,” the ministry confirmed.

Working in a hierarchy order, Ahmed and Jassim arranged for another three individuals to be military trained in Iraq and later tasked two of them to form the group and recruit more members in Bahrain to carry out attacks against security authorities.

The two field leaders in Bahrain were Fadhil Ali, 25, and Hussain Abdullah, 31, who are both in police custody. In the video released yesterday by the ministry, both men described how their trips to Iraq were arranged. Hussain travelled from Bahrain, while Fadhil arrived from India.

“These individuals (Fadhil, Hussain and a third suspect) were trained in Iraq on conducting abductions, using snipers, dismantling and installing arms and the using mortars, endoscopes and detonators. They conspired with the leaders outside Bahrain and received explosives and other support,” the ministry said in a statement.

It also mentioned that Fadhil and Hussain formed the group, which initially included Abbas Saleh, 22, Ahmed Hussain, 22, Abdullah Kadhem, 25, Abdulla Ibrahim, 24, Hussain Ali, 33, Abdulla Fadhel, 28, Hussain Abdulhadi, 28, Sayed Alawi Al Wadaee, 22, Abdullah Hussain, 20 and Hassan Ahmed,19, who are all in police custody.