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Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government.
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Arab Spring
Protests and revolutions in the Arab world in the 2010s
The Arab Spring was a series of pro-democracy anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010s. It began in Tunisia in response to corruption and economic stagnation. From Tunisia, the protests initially…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bloody Thursday (Bahrain)
4th day of the 2011 Bahraini uprising
Bloody Thursday is the name given by Bahraini protesters to 17 February 2011, the fourth day of the Bahraini uprising as part of the Arab Spring. Bahraini security forces launched a pre-dawn raid to clear Pearl Roundabout in Manama of the protesters camped there, most of whom…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pearl Roundabout
Circular traffic intersection in Manama, Bahrain; destroyed during the 2011 uprising
The Gulf Cooperation Council or GCC Roundabout, known as Pearl Roundabout or Lulu Roundabout, was a roundabout located near the financial district of Manama, Bahrain. The roundabout was named after the pearl monument that previously stood on the site and was destroyed on 18…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Manama
Capital and largest city of Bahrain
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 297,502 as of 2012. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and a short invasion from the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Libyan civil war (2011)
2011 armed conflict
The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Muammar Gaddafi
Leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011
Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi was a Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by Libyan rebel forces in 2011. He came to power through a military coup, first becoming Revolutionary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)