Home GCC Bahrain Bahrain, GCC Send Air Force To Attack “Terrorist” Sites The statement was the first comment from a GCC state since the United States launched air and missile strikes in Syria for the first time on Tuesday. by Reuters September 23, 2014 Bahrain and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members sent planes to attack a number of “terrorist” sites, the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Headquarters said on Tuesday, state news agency BNA reported. “A group of fighter jets from the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF) carried out earlier this morning, along with the air forces of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), allied and friendly countries, air strikes against a number of selected targets … and destroyed them,” the agency said, quoting a military statement. It did not specify the targets. The statement was the first comment from a GCC state since the United States launched air and missile strikes in Syria for the first time on Tuesday, killing dozens of Islamic State fighters. 0 Comments
