The Fourth High Criminal Court in Bahrain has sentenced to 3 years in prison three defendants from one family who joined the terrorist ISIS organization.

Bahrain, along with its allies in the Arab Gulf, claims to combat terrorism and extremist Islamic groups. But, does it really do so?

High Criminal Court convicted 24 defendants of forming a "terrorist group", receiving training in Iran and Iraq and attempted murder of policemen by bombings in Bahrain.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain branded as terrorists 59 people, including president of the World Federation of Muslim Scholars Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.

A joint statement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain listed 59 individuals and 12 entities as banned terrorists. They said that all the members and entities are either hosted or supported by Qatar.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior claimed on Sunday (March 26, 2017) that it had disrupted a group planning to target American soldiers working in the American navy in Bahrain.

Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi said that the prosecution launched its investigations in the incidence of bombing a Minister of Interior bus on February 26, 2017, and assigned experts to examine the crime scene in a way that helps the investigations.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior said (Tuesday February 21, 2017) that it was able to dismantle terrorist cells between 9 and 19 February 2017, and the cells included some opposition activists.

The Bahraini prosecution ordered referring 10 suspects, seven in custody and three fugitives abroad, to court on charges of joining and running a terrorist group.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Bahraini pro-government newspapers have filled their pages with expressions of mourning and grief over the commander of Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) terrorist organization, Zahran Alloush, who was killed in a Russian airstrike on Friday (December 25, 2015)

Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Ambassador to Kuwait Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Khalifa said that the Kuwaiti authorities released on Sunday (December 20, 2015) three Bahrainis who were arrested on last Saturday “over suspicions”.