Special to WorldTribune.com

ABU DHABI — Bahrain has approved the establishment of a command and control network to battle the Shi’ite revolt.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal for a C2 network based on what could comprise thousands of cameras to monitor critical facilities, government buildings, shopping malls and other areas in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom.

Officials said the closed-circuit television cameras would be linked to a command center operated by the Interior Ministry.

“This would enable 24-hour-a-day surveillance of urban areas under attack by the thugs,” an official said.

Officials said security forces have been battling daily attacks and sabotage in urban areas of Bahrain. They said businessmen and property managers would be consulted on the government plan, which could take a year.

The C2 project was proposed by Sunni parliamentarians amid complaints of
repeated attacks and sabotage of businesses around Manama. Officials said
the network would alert security forces to suspicious activity as well as enable investigators to check cameras after any attack.

Bahrain has been aided by both neighboring Saudi Arabia as well as NATO
allies in enhancing internal security. Officials cited help from Britain,
which also provided trainers to improve the kingdom’s security forces.

  Bahrain installing thousands of cameras to track Shi’ite ‘thugs’ in urban areas, Manama, Shi’ite revolt, Sunni parilamentarians