Special Security Force Command
{{Short description|Paramilitary law enforcement agency in Bahrain}}
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|jurisdiction = Government of Bahrain
|headquarters = Diwan Fort, Manama
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|motto = Special Security Forces, Always Forward!
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|chief1_name = Major General Waleed Al-Shamsi
|chief1_position = Commander of Special Security Forces
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|parent_department = Ministry of Interior
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The Special Security Force Command ({{langx|ar|قيادة قوة الأمن الخاصة}}) (SSFC) is a paramilitary law enforcement body in Bahrain under the command of the Ministry of the Interior. The SSFC is more commonly referred to as the "Special Security Forces", the "Special Forces", "Bahrain Special Security Forces (BSSF) or as the "riot police" ({{langx|ar|الشغب}}).
Accusations
{{see|Human rights in Bahrain}}
The Special Security Forces have been accused of human rights abuses while trying to suppress pro-democratic activity in Bahrain. The SSFC has been at the frontline of the Bahrain government's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters during the 2011 Bahraini uprising in the Arab Spring.{{cite news|title=Brutal crackdown on demonstrators in Bahrain|url=http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/14480|accessdate=4 September 2011|newspaper=Front Line (NGO)}}
In November 2007, Bahrain signed a cooperation agreement with France under which French police officers working in the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité have provided training to Bahrain's SSFC.{{cite news|title=Torture Redux|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/node/88200/section/5|newspaper=Human Rights Watch|date=8 February 2010|page=5}} A SSFC company was deployed to Afghanistan to provide base security at the United States's Camp Leatherneck.{{cite news |title=Bahrain troops to lead Afghan special forces |url=http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=294605 |newspaper=Gulf Daily News |date=24 December 2010}}{{cite news |title=State Department cables detail U.S. links to Bahrain|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022104313.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=22 February 2011}}
References
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Category:Government paramilitary forces
Category:Government agencies of Bahrain
Category:Human rights abuses in Bahrain
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