Bahraini anti-government protesters in the village of Diraz, Bahrain, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011.Saudi-backed regime forces have fired tear gas at peaceful anti-government demonstrators in several villages across Bahrain. 

Clashes erupted in several villages across the Persian Gulf kingdom. Numerous protesters were injured and dozens arrested. 

On Friday, activists across Bahrain rallied to condemn U.S. involvement in the Al Khalifa regime's brutal crackdown on popular protesters. Demonstrators chanted anti-regime slogans and burned the American flags. 

Bahrain has been in a revolution since mid-February when massive popular protests erupted in the country, encouraged by the popular 2011 revolutions that toppled decades-long dictatorships in Tunisia and Egypt. 

The Bahraini government launched a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests, and brought in Saudi-led Arab forces from neighboring Persian Gulf states. 

Dozens of people have been killed in the crackdown while the security forces have arrested hundreds of others, including doctors and nurses accused of treating injured revolutionaries. 

A report published by an independent committee in November found the Al Khalifa regime used excessive force and accused Manama of torturing political activists, politicians, and protesters. 

On Thursday, the Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) called on Interior Ministry Inspector General Ibrahim Habib al-Ghaith for an unannounced visit to prisons amid mounting complaints about torture against anti-regime protesters.