▁ ▁The ▁following ▁units ▁and ▁depart ments ▁are ▁among ▁those ▁that ▁report ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁PS F ▁command : ▁ ▁The ▁police ▁depart ments ▁of ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁governor ates ▁of ▁Bah rain ▁( Man ama , ▁Mu har ra q , ▁Sh am ali y ah ▁and ▁Jun ub iy ah ). ▁The ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Department . ▁The ▁Special ▁Prote ctions ▁Department . ▁The ▁C ounter ▁T error ism ▁Centre . ▁The ▁General ▁Director ate ▁of ▁Gu ards . ▁The ▁Tra ffic ▁Police . ▁The ▁Oper ations ▁Department . ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁ ▁Ro le ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 1 – present ▁u pr ising ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁PS F ▁were ▁the ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁most ▁often ▁involved ▁in ▁crowd ▁control , ▁and ▁thus ▁in ▁direct ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁protest ers , ▁during ▁the ▁Bah ra ini ▁u pr ising . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Bah rain ▁Independent ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁( B IC I ) ▁report ▁issued ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁they ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁" body ▁arm our , ▁shield s , ▁bat ons , ▁sound ▁bomb s , ▁te ar ▁gas ▁and ▁shot g uns ." ▁They ▁under to ok ▁all ▁operations ▁to ▁clear ▁protest ers ▁from ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Round about , ▁including ▁one ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁Blo ody ▁Th urs day ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁four ▁protest ers . ▁The ▁PS F ▁also ▁carried ▁out ▁arr ests , ▁pat rol ▁miss ions