Monday, June 24, 2013

Egypt's Military Issues Ominous Warning On Growing Unrest

Minister of Defence Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Photo: Ahram Online archive)

Egypt’s Defense Chief Warns Of Military Intervention If Morsi, Opponents Don’t Reconcile -- McClatchy News

CAIRO — Egypt’s top ranking defense official warned Sunday that the military was “ready to intervene to stop the violence” ahead of scheduled mass protests to mark the one-year anniversary this week of Mohammed Morsi’s inauguration as Egypt’s first democratically elected president.

Defense Minister Abdel-Fatah el Sissi’s comments were the most forceful to date by a senior official of Egypt’s revered military in response to months of unrest and seemed to threaten the possibility of a military coup if protests lead to bloodshed or, as el Sissi described it, “uncontrollable conflict.”

El Sissi gave Morsi and his opponents a week to reconcile.

“There is a state of division in the society, and the continuation of it is a danger to the Egyptian state,” said el-Sissi, who also is the supreme commander of the armed forces and was appointed to his position by Morsi last August. The military has a “patriotic and moral responsibility” to defend Egyptians from violence, he said.

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More News On Warnings From The Egyptian Military On The Growing Unrest In Egypt

Military gives Egypt's political powers a week to reconcile -- Ahram Online
Egypt army to intervene if unrest erupts: minister -- FOX News/AFP
Ahead of protests, Egypt’s army chief warns military ready to keep nation from ‘dark tunnel’ -- Washington Post/AP
Egypt's Army to 'Intervene' if Anti-Morsi Protest Turns Violent -- Voice of America
Egyptian General Warns Against Violence as Anniversary Approaches -- New York Times
Egyptian army steps in to demand political truce -- Reuters
Egypt's army delivers an ominous warning -- CBS
Egyptian army chief warns of intervention -- Deutsche Welle

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