Shia insurgency in Bahrain

The Shia insurgency in Bahrain is an ongoing insurgency by Shia militant groups, supported by Iran, to topple the government of Bahrain.

2011

 * The insurgency began in 2011, after the crushing of the Bahraini uprising of 2011.

2012

 * On 10 April 2012, a bomb attack injured Seven policemen in Akr.
 * On 5 November 2012, at least five homemade bombs exploded in the nation's capital, killing 2 Asian workers and injuring another.

2013

 * On 12 July 2013, a home-made bomb wounded Bahraini policemen outside the Shiite village, according to the interior ministry. State-media claimed it was "planted by terrorists" near the capital, Manama.

2014

 * On 15 February 2014, one policeman was killed in a bombing.
 * On 3 March 2014, three policeman were killed in a bombing by Al-Ashtar Brigades.
 * On 19 April 2014, two men were killed and another injured after their car exploded. They were suspected to be militants transporting explosives.
 * On 5 July 2014, policeman Mahmud Farid was killed in a bombing in al-Eker village.

2015

 * On 28 July 2015, a bomb killed two policemen and wounded six in Sitra.

2016

 * On 30 June 2016, 1 person was killed and 3 injured after a roadside bombing. 2 people were arrested who were suspected of planting the bomb. Bahrain accused Iran's Revolutionary Guards for being behind the bombing, although this is only an accusation, and does not rule out the possibility of terrorism. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed his concerns after the attack. The bombing was described as a "terrorist bombing".
 * On 1 July 2016, one woman was killed and three children injured in a bombing.

2017

 * On 1 January 2017, one policeman was killed and a second injured in a jailbreak conducted by four-six armed men at Jaw prison. 10 inmates convicted of terrorist offenses escaped.
 * On 15 January 2017, three militants (Abbas al-Samea, Sami Mushaima and Ali al-Singace) were executed for the 3 March 2014 bombing.
 * On 29 January 2017, A police officer in Bahrain was shot dead in an attack claimed by a Shi'ite militant group.
 * On 19 June 2017, a member of the security forces was killed and two others were wounded after a bombing in Diraz.
 * On 2 October 2017, five policemen were injured in a bombing in the village of Daih on Budaiya road.
 * On 27 October 2017, one policeman was killed and eight wounded in a bombing of a bus near the Jidhafs area.
 * On 10 November 2017, a bomb caused a fire at Bahrain’s main pipeline near Buri village.

2018

 * On 7 February 2018, four members of the cell behind the bomb attack on the oil pipeline were arrested.
 * On 3 March 2018, 116 militants who were part of cells established by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were arrested.