US partially resumes military supplies to Bahrain

May 12, 2012 03:37

The United States said today it is partially resuming sales of military supplies to key Gulf Arab ally Bahrain but maintaining a freeze on certain wire-guided missiles and vehicles.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said "the items that we are releasing are not used for crowd control," urging Bahrain to tackle "serious unresolved human rights issues" amid a crackdown on pro-democracy activists. The equipment and services were released "for the purpose of helping Bahrain maintain its external defence capabilities," she said.

Although Nuland did not provide further details about the items, her statement entitled "Renewal of US Security Cooperation with Bahrain" was explicit about what would not be sent. "We will continue to maintain the holds on the TOW missiles and Humvees that were notified to Congress last October," she said amid concerns they could be used against protesters.

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