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Egypt’s army defends actions in protest crackdown
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Egypt’s army defends actions in protest crackdown
Egyptian generals defended on Wednesday the army's actions in cracking down on a Christian protest, in the course of which…
Military source: Funeral services for Maspero army victims held secretly
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Military source: Funeral services for Maspero army victims held secretly
Egypt's armed forces held secret funeral services for the soldiers killed Sunday during violence at a Coptic protest, a military…
Military intensifies training to ‘secure home front’
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Military intensifies training to ‘secure home front’
The armed forces on Tuesday began a training program called “Victory – 5” to prepare low-ranked officers for Egypt’s new…
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
Military prosecutors on Monday detained 21 suspects for a 15-day period, pending investigations into violence that broke out during a…
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Angry Copts at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo claim that the military threw the bodies of dead protesters…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…
Live Updates: As death toll rises in clashes, mobs attack Christian businesses
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Live Updates: As death toll rises in clashes, mobs attack Christian businesses
A group of mostly Coptic protesters clashed this evening with military and police forces in the Maspero area of Cairo.…
Several feared dead as Coptic protesters clash with military at Maspero
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Several feared dead as Coptic protesters clash with military at Maspero
Military and security personnel have clashed with a group of about 2000 protesters, mostly Copts, as they marched towards the…
Military source: Next president cannot interfere in military nominations
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Military source: Next president cannot interfere in military nominations
Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) will not allow the country’s next president the constitutional authority to…
Brotherhood party rejects military role in post-transition Egypt
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Brotherhood party rejects military role in post-transition Egypt
The Muslim Brotherood's Freedom and Justice Party on Tuesday said it rejects any political role for the ruling military after…