Manama: Forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council have arrived in Bahrain, an adviser to the royal court has said.
"Forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council have arrived in Bahrain to maintain order and security," Nabeel Al Hamer, a former information minister and adviser to the royal court, said on his Twitter feed late on Sunday.
Gulf Daily News, a newspaper close to Bahrain's powerful prime minister, reported on Monday that forces from the GCC, a six-member regional bloc, would protect strategic facilities.
"GCC forces will arrive in Bahrain Monday to take part in maintaining law and order," it had said.
"Their mission will be limited to protecting vital facilities, such as oil, electricity and water installations, and financial and banking facilities."
