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Washington Designates "Saraya Al-Mukhtar" as Terrorist Group

2020-12-16 - 6:02 p

Bahrain Mirror: The United States on Tuesday designated Saraya Al-Mukhtar group as a terrorist organization, accusing it of being backed by Iran.

The US State Department said that the organization is receiving financial and logistical support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

"Saraya al-Mukhtar is an Iran-backed terrorist organization based in Bahrain, reportedly receiving financial and logistic support from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," Pompeo said.

"Today's designation of Saraya Al-Mukhtar sends a strong message to the Iranian regime that we will not allow its terrorist proxies to threaten the people of Bahrain and the U.S. personnel stationed there," he tweeted.

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