The agency said Manama would support Jordan with forces from the Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF), adding that the move was part the Gulf kingdom’s commitment to “the efforts of the International Coalition to eradicate terrorism.”
It also said the decision came in line of bilateral ties between the two countries and the “solid brotherly ties of kinship and solidarity bonding the two kingdoms throughout history.”
[alarabiya.net]
15/2/15
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