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Anti-government protesters carry an army soldier after he took part in clashes with supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa April 5, 2011. Embattled Saleh urged the opposition to join talks to try to end a weeks-old political crisis and called for an end to violence as fresh clashes broke out, killing at least three people. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Clerics attend a gathering to condemn the crackdown on the Bahraini opposition, in a seminary in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Iranian clerics have denounced Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia for putting down anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Sadegh Zabbah)

Clerics chant slogans in a gathering to condemn the crackdown on the Bahraini opposition, in a seminary at the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Iranian clerics have denounced Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia for putting down anti-government protests in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Sadegh Zabbah)

Armed forces rolled Monday into Bahrain from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to help restore order in the strategic Gulf kingdom where protesters have shut down the financial centre. ATTN: No Audio. Duration: 00: 48(BAHRAIN STATE TV)

Bahraini anti-government protesters take a rest from demonstrations in central Manama, February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Files

Bahraini Mansur al-Jamri, the publisher of Al-Wasat (on the table), talks to an AFP journalist at his office in Manama in 2002. Bahrain on Sunday allowed a daily which has been critical of the government in its coverage of Shiite-led protests to republish after sacking its chief editor, the state news agency BNA reported. (AFP/File/Adam Jan)

Bahraini army tanks take position near Pearl Square in Manama in February 2011. A detainee held in connection with anti-regime protests in Bahrain died in prison on Sunday, the Gulf state's interior ministry said in a statement. (AFP/File/Joseph Eid)

An employee opens the main gate of opposition newspaper Al-Wasat in Manama April 3, 2011. Bahrain suspended the Gulf Arab state's main opposition newspaper on Sunday, after accusing it of falsifying news about recent sectarian unrest and a government crackdown on protests. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

A man reads a local newspaper with a headline reporting Bahrain has suspended opposition newspaper Al-Wasat in Manama April 3, 2011. Bahrain suspended the Gulf Arab state's main opposition newspaper on Sunday, after accusing it of falsifying news about recent sectarian unrest and a government crackdown on protests. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Newspapers with headlines reporting Bahrain has suspended opposition newspaper Al-Wasat are seen in a local coffee shop in Manama April 3, 2011. Bahrain suspended the Gulf Arab state's main opposition newspaper on Sunday, after accusing it of falsifying news about recent sectarian unrest and a government crackdown on protests. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

In this photo dated March 25, 2011, women work in a basement workshop in central Baghdad, Iraq, making Bahrain national flags. The sewing machines have been working hard to produce the red and white Bahraini flags which are proving to be very popular for Iraqi protesters to wave at demonstrations, unfurl from buildings and fly from car antennas. The fervor for the Bahrain national symbol is testimony to the solidarity which Iraqi Shiites feel with their religious brethren in Bahrain battling for more rights. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed

In this photo dated March 25, 2011, women work in a basement workshop in central Baghdad, Iraq, making Bahrain national flags. The sewing machines have been working hard to produce red and white Bahraini flags which are very popular for Iraqi protesters to wave at demonstrations, unfurl from buildings and fly from car antennas. The fervor for the Bahrain national symbol is testimony to the solidarity which Iraqi Shiites feel with their religious brethren in Bahrain battling for more rights. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Anti-government protesters flee after riot police fire rounds of tear gas to disperse them in the mainly Shi'ite village of Diraz, west of Manama, March 25, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Files

Bahraini Shiite mourners chant slogans and carry the national flag during the funeral procession of Hani Abdel Aziz at the Manama suburb of Bilad al-Kadim on March 25. Lebanon's Hezbollah on Thursday vehemently rejected accusations that it was involved in training members of the Shiite opposition engaged in anti-regime protests in Bahrain. (AFP/File)

A mourner cries at the funeral of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mourners shout anti-government slogans and wave Bahraini flags during a funeral march for Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mourners gather in the cemetery for the burial of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Friends and relatives stand near the Bahraini flag-draped casket of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, just before his funeral Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mourners comfort each other at the funeral of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mourners gather in the cemetery for the burial of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Mourners shout anti-government slogans and wave Bahraini flags during a funeral march for Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali

A relative adjusts the Bahraini flag draping the casket of Sayed Ahmed Shams, 15, just before his funeral Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Saar, Bahrain, west of the capital of Manama. Witnesses said the boy was shot in the head by a police shell and his skull was broken, a charge the government denies. The Sunni government, supported by Saudi-led forces, is carrying out a crackdown in Shiite areas nationwide in the wake of anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Anti-government protesters form the words "Game Over" with bricks as they block the roads from riot police at the junction of Bahrain Financial Harbour in Manama March 14, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/Files

Sheik Ali Salman, leader of the Shiite opposition group Al-Wefaq, speaks during a press conference in Manama Wednesday, March 30, 2011,, Bahrain. Salman called for the departure of the Saudi-led force invited by the Gulf nation's Sunni rulers to help quell anti-government protests and said that Iran shouldn't interfere because 'we don't want Bahrain to turn into a conflict zone' between Saudi Arabia and Iran. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Opposition leaders, left to right, Fadhel Abbas, Hameed Murad, Sheik Ali Salman and Hassan Madan, seen during a press conference Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Manama, Bahrain. Bahrain's Shiite opposition leader is demanding the Saudi-led force the Gulf nation's Sunni rulers invited to help quell the anti-government protests leaves the country. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

The Arab Revolution of 2011