Egypt’s Military Cracks Down on Muslim Brotherhood: Will Chaos Follow Killings? -- Ashraf Khalil, Time
Wednesday’s long-anticipated move by Egyptian security forces to violently clear a pair of Muslim Brotherhood protest sites in the capital was aimed at ending an impasse that had politically crippled the country. But the violence of the crackdown, which has led to hundreds of casualties, has paved the way for more chaos and instability in Egypt.
The Ministry of Health estimated the total number of dead at 278, including security-forces fatalities, but that figure is expected to rise overnight. As the fighting continued throughout the day, several Coptic churches around the country were attacked and damaged in a possible wave of Brotherhood reprisals.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The battle for Egypt -- The Economist
The Nile Runs Red. Yesterday's confrontation between Egypt's army and the Muslim Brotherhood may only be the beginning. -- Lee Smith, Weekly Standard
Egypt’s Unraveling and the Coming Chaos -- Erick Stakelbeck, NRO
Egypt's military faces the fallout of Cairo bloodshed -- Kristen Chick, Christian Science Monitor
An Arab Nightmare: West Dithers Over Taking a Side in Egypt -- Erich Follath, Spiegel Online
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