The Security Force is I guess the elite or otherwise specialized wing of the military? The part that retains loyalty? Career soldiers?
Rock the Casbah: Arab-World Revolutions
-
-
Aljazeera Cairo bureau has been shut down. Just visited by plain clothes govt security, TV uplink is now closed #Egypt #Jan 25
=/ Damn.
11.33am: Hospitals are urging people to donate blood, according to the latest email update from Human Rights Watch's emergencies director, Peter Bouckaert, in Alexandria. He has also been told of that prison break out.
Hospitals in Alexandria and Cairo are requesting that people come in and donate blood.
The Cairo-Alexandria desert road is blocked because of a prison outbreak at Wadi el-Natroun- several thousand prisoners released. The army is deployed. Residents of local villages say the prison had 8,000 inmates.
The old Cairo-Alexandria "agricultural road" is open and traffic is running smoothly. People in Menoufeyya say criminals stopping cars at night demanding money. But day travel is safe.
-
What the.. I can't even edit my posts.
More from Aljazeera: hundreds of judges are joining the thousands of protestors in Tahrir sq.
tweets:
Wd this be those “legitimate freedoms”? #Jan25 #Egypt
Gov’t agents say they’ve been watching our coverage but also listening to our phone calls. #Jan 25 #Egypt
2 minutes ago via webPacking our equipment. We have been kicked out of office. Jazeera only network being shut down according to these guys #Jan25 #Egypt
edit:
We were just asked why we're only network to show these victims? #Jan25 # Egypt
-
Mosques are being transformed into sickrooms for protesters with bullet wounds, according to this report from Jack Shenker and Peter Beaumont.They write:
This place of worship is little more than a partially-roofed narrow passage between two tall buildings; now it has been transformed into a makeshift hospital, with blood soaking through the prayer mats. The muezzin's microphone – normally used to send out the call to prayer – pressed into use by a thick-set, bearded imam who is shouting out instructions to the medics. Occasionally, he prays.More and more injuries coming in. Really hope this ends well.
EDIT:
from Al-Jazeera: Packing our equipment. We have been kicked out of office. Jazeera only network being shut down according to these guys #Jan25 #Egypt
Gov’t agents say they’ve been watching our coverage but also listening to our phone calls. #Jan 25 #Egypt
-
Wow… Those assholes =/ I hope the reporters try to keep us updated even through Twitter... Damn.
-
It's amusing they do this now. It's far too late to stop the brunt of reporting. The world is watching whether they pull a curtain in front of things or not.
-
On Syria: http://twitter.com/syriarevolution
from oldest to latest:
Protests Planned: Jan 30 #Sudan http://j.mp/fRhIES, Feb 5 #Syria http://j.mp/hjKUV6, Feb 12 #Algeria http://j.mp/gsU3Gt #jan30 #feb5 #feb12
#Assad The Syrian people are demanding your resignation before #feb5 #SyrianDayofAnger #Syria #arabrevolt #freesyria #yemen #egypt #tunisia
#Syria decided on a day of anger on #Feb5 @serenac13 @jrug @bbclysedoucet #reuters #c4news #bbcnews #skynews #cnn #egypt #tunisia #mideast
-
Aljazeera: Major General Ahmed Dia governor of Minya in Upper Egypt asks that Al-Jazeera reporters be arrested and prosecuted for "treason and espionage". looooooool!!
-
Protesters call for new, nation-wide demonstration Tuesday http://ow.ly/3MKgv #jan25 #jan28 #egypt #cairo
Excerpt from that link:
"The demonstration, which will be conducted from multiple parts of Egypt, will celebrate the first day of our uprising. The slogan of the day will be 'people want to prosecute the president,'" read a statement handed to Al-Masry Al-Youm by one of the protests' mobilizers.
"The army's presence now is becoming another form of power to replace the police. It shouldn't stop us from protesting," said Naser Abdel Hamed, an activist who has been part of the campaign to support reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei.
Protesters demanded on Tuesday that those who cannot take to the streets go on strike.I didn't catch the tweet, but apparently some political parties may have started asking ElBaradei to take over.
-
nolanjazeera Can someone tell Pres Obama bout the latest "legitimate" freedom withdrawn in #Egypt
Obama will probably unfriend Mubarak on FB too.
Aljazeera: Major General Ahmed Dia governor of Minya in Upper Egypt asks that Al-Jazeera reporters be arrested and prosecuted for "treason and espionage". looooooool!!
Wow! XD Really now?
ElBaradei really should just take over. Better him than Mubarak… I hope. <<;
-
Eyewitnesses tell AJE: we are beyond fear. We are not going back to being afraid. #Egypt #jan25 <– Unless extreme wide-spread violence like a massacre starts, I just don't see the people backing down with these attitudes.
Also found this awesome picture:
[hide][/hide]
EDIT:
#Egypt military apparently says they will not interfere with protesters on the ground unless there are security issues.
#Egypt military reportedly says they will defy any orders to fire on protesters. #jan25
-
BREAKING Al Hurra: Egyptian Army issues statement that is has arrested Interior Minister Habib Al Adly & NDP thug Ahmad Ezz (AMAZING!)
-
Nice going army~! =D
12.21pm: AP has this raw footage peaceful protests and chanting in central Cairo this morning.
gckODBREQbE -
nice
keep on going egypt!
-
12.25pm: Several countries, including the US and India, have announced plans to organise evacuation flights from Egypt. Harriet Sherwood has more:
Israel's national airline El Al made a rare Shabbat flight to Cairo yesterday to pick up the families of diplomats and stranded Israeli tourists at the request of the foreign ministry. The airline does not normally fly on the Jewish sabbath.
Today's Air Sinai flight from Tel Aviv to Cairo was cancelled. A scheduled El Al flight this evening is likely to depart according to a local travel agent, because it is turning round immediately to fly back to Tel Aviv with every seat on the return leg taken.
Turkey is also sending three planes to Cairo today to airlift its citizens, according to reports, and the US has said it will begin an evacuation programme tomorrow.
-
Mohamed Badee, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, is on the phone.
Badee: " We are everywhere in all classes, in all sexes, in all places, in all positions and we are helping the people of Egypt now " - Ajaz
Badee: " The fatalities are fourtimes the announced figures " Says the Muslim Brotherhood leader - Aljazeera <– this worries me
Aljazeera: protests across Egypt. Estimate hundreds of thousands. #jan25 #egypt #jan28
Live call into the airport: complete chaos. Flights are delayed and cancelled. #jan25 #egypt #jan28
EDIT:
Seems like good news.
Breaking Al Hurra: Egyptian Army: (corrupt NDP thug) Ahmed Ezz & (corrupt) Minister of Interior Habib Al Adly will be tried in court.
EXCLUSIVE: Very reliable source from Egypt: Habib Al Adly was arrested for opening the doors to all jail cells yesterday so chaos ensues.
ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE: Very reliable source from Egypt: Habib Al Adly authorized snipers yesterday to shoot at protesters. (NOT in the news yet)
The now arrested General Habib El Adly (born 1938) served as Egypt's widely despised Minister of Interior since 1997.
It's your turn, Mubarak~
EDIT:
16 tanks heading to Tahrir Sq, anounces Al Arabeya
-
The first Syria rumblings plus some government slime arrested by the military.
Did you notice something in that?
The military has gotten a little stodgy apparently talking about security.
We worried this meant being harsher on protestors, then they go and use this same pretense to arrest government officials causing some of the meddlesome crap?lolllll
-
Some of Al-Ahram, state controlled newspaper, journalists have signed a petition calling Mubarak to resign #Egypt #Cairo #Jan25
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ is back up
-
BREAKING Al Hurra: Egyptian Army issues statement that is has arrested Interior Minister Habib Al Adly & NDP thug Ahmad Ezz (AMAZING!)
4BOQI-LAEzM&showinfo=0
-
Aljazeera: someone called and said that different political groups from different places of the country are gathered in Altahrir sq. and are going to discuss their next move. He added that what they will decide will be applied in all the other places in the country.
just in:
-Essam Alariyan: all of us here in Altahrir sq. have agreed to form a new Political committee led by Dr. Mohammed Elbradie to negotiate with the government..
-
Revolution is spreading! Protests in Sudan tomorrow! http://goo.gl/B4f5d #egypt #jan25 #sudan <– not sure about reliability. the FB page linked is in Arabic.
An opposition figure in #Egypt called me, in tears, telling me he's hearing army will receive orders to shoot to kill tonight #jan25 <– oh dear
Many have slept in Tahrir on the muddied grass in the middle of the square. Chanting is starting & getting louder. #Egypt
Lightly frisked by military to get into Tahrir. One in front said armed police trying to get in were turned away by army #Egypt :D:D:D
EDIT:
Modern US tanks are being deployed on the streets of Cairo for the first time, my colleague Peter Beaumont just told in a phone call from the streets. He counted seven as we talked. It appears to confirm rumours that some of the elite combat troops are being moved to Cairo from their units in the desert, he said.
#Mubarak uses a military operations emergency conference room for the first time since the last Israeli war against #Egypt. -
wait wait. Ezz and Adly's arrests may be false rumours. waiting for confirmation.
Also, army may be doing something soon.
"People clearly sense that something different is going on. People feel very uncomfortable about all these tanks trying to enter the square," Peter Beaumont reports from Tahrir Square.
"At first we trusted the army, but we don't trust them any more," protester Mohamed Ali tells Peter Beaumont as a new tank unit moves into Tahrir Square.
AlJaz and Arabeya reporting: Muslim Brotherhood agreeing with parties for Baradei to lead the transition government. #Jan25 #Egypt
AlJaz and Arabeya reporting: Muslim Brotherhood demand #Mubarak to resign or to face criminal trial in Egypt. #Jan25
EDIT: By many accounts, some kind of confrontation seems likely tonight, probably in Tahrir Square. #jan25
There have been more tanks today, as well as helicopters circling.
-
1.39pm: The Muslim Brotherhood says it would support the Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei negotiating with the regime, Reuters reports, citing Arab TV channels.
Ooooh~? O:
-
got info from Tahrir Sq, the fighter jets are doing a show for those in Tahrir Square, people are clapping & cheering #Jan25 Egypt
Jets just flew low over Cairo. Women looking out from their windows and balconies nearby. #jan25
Jets just did another fly-by, even lower and louder. Sending a nice signal there. #jan25
not sure what this means yet.
-
F16 airplanes are flying around Altahrir sq.
-REUTERSFLASH Two military helicopters fly over Tahrir Square in central Cairo;Extra army trucks appear as number of protesters grows-witness
- Curfew just went under effect 7 min ago.
-
I'm amazed at how little coverage/info is being released by the BBC.
-
These Jets you can hear on Al Jazeera make me very nervous :/
-
#egypt fighter jets flying even lower, crowd shouting ‘where is media? this is terrorism!’ & more defiant chants 4 govt 2 leave! #jan25
Egypt25Jan: Scene now in #Tahrir Square http://goo.gl/3PHRd #jan25 #egypt
RNN: Protesters: We will not leave. Either we die, or Mubarak regimes falls #jan25 #egypt
-
Clinton: We want the Egyptians to have an opportunity for self-determination: http://www.alarabiya.net/english #Jan25 #Mubarak #Egypt #Cairo
Clinton: we call for an organized transfer of power in Egypt: http://www.alarabiya.net/english #Jan25 #Mubarak #Egypt #Cairo
-
Clinton: asks Egypt an organized transition to democracy.
-Pointing a PM is a step towards reformation
-
This was put on twitter about an hour ago…:
Hearing UNCONFIRMED info that the Egyptian Army getting ready to announce President Hosni Mubarak is stepping down. #Egypt #Jan25
-Octavia Nasr
-
BREAKING Al Hurra: Egyptian Army issues statement that is has arrested Interior Minister Habib Al Adly & NDP thug Ahmad Ezz (AMAZING!)
Nice going.
Also I realy hope protests in Sudan won't give Bashir some sort of excuse to back off from the referendum and declare it void or some other crap like that.
-
@Badass:
This was put on twitter about an hour ago…:
Hearing UNCONFIRMED info that the Egyptian Army getting ready to announce President Hosni Mubarak is stepping down. #Egypt #Jan25
-Octavia Nasr
seems too good to be true.
-
Clinton: we expect free fair elections as an outcome of what is happening in Egypt. FIRST TIME US SAYS THAT !!! #egypt #jan25
From Clinton's comments on the 'organised transfer of power', the US seems to expect Mubarak to step down soon.
@no maam: those reports have been revised to unconfirmed. only one TV source has reported it so far.
-
@Badass:
This was put on twitter about an hour ago…:
Hearing UNCONFIRMED info that the Egyptian Army getting ready to announce President Hosni Mubarak is stepping down. #Egypt #Jan25
-Octavia Nasr
This has been posted from yesterday. You can just ignore it until Mubarak comes by himself and say "I quit".
@trappedolphin:From Clinton's comments on the 'organised transfer of power', the US seems to expect Mubarak to step down soon.
I think she said something about Egypt changing towards democracy (as in with "Mubarak"). She didn't mention anything about 'transfer of power. (at least I didn't hear it)
-
BREAKING BBC Arabic: Hilary Clinton "We stand with the people of Egypt & we want a democratic Egypt that respects human rights"
Maybe the US is getting ready for something?
I think she said something about Egypt changing towards democracy (as in with Mubarak". She didn't mention anything about 'transfer of power. (at least I didn't hear it)
Link here: http://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng
Also here http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/30/egypt-protests-live-updates
I could be interpreting it wrongly, but it seems like she's already expecting a transition of power. She could just mean the change in the cabinet, I suppose. But it seems unlikely because no one really seems to be taking the reshuffling seriously.
Also, the current situation:
At least 20,000 protesters in Tahrir square now, it's absolutlely packed. Two fighter jets have been flying overhead for the last 10 minutes - people are cheering the flyovers.
They're chanting "we will not leave until he leaves" and "long live the crescent together with the cross." There are judges, independent journalists, the Muslim Brotherhood, the National Association for Change, April 6th movement - all standing together and leading the chants.
edit: The Guardian seems to be viewing Clinton's comments as a 'balancing act' more than anything decisive. So I'm not sure.
-
BREAKING: Hilary Clinton on CNN "Mubarak has not met the demands of the Egyptian people & we want a peaceful transfer of power"
NPR: Secretary Clinton: U.S. Doesn't Want To 'Send Any Message' About Mubarak http://n.pr/f9jRvH
-
Yeah she said: "We don't want a change in power that doesn't result in democracy", yet she still can't say Mubarak needs to listen to his people and leave to achieve democracy.
-
The Muslim Brotherhood has called for a "national salvation government". This is very significant according to our Middle East editor Ian Black.Sensational political developments in Cairo, with reports that five opposition movements, including the key Muslim Brotherhood, have mandated Mohammed ElBaradei to negotiate over the formation of a temporary "national salvation government."
Osama Ghazlai Harb of the National Democrsatic Front told BBC Arabic that this would be a transitional administration that would oversee the cancellation of the emergency laws and the release of all political prisoners.
The powerful Muslim Brotherhood, which has kept a low profile so far, said it was backing the demand along with other four groups.
It seems unlikely at this stage that the Mubarak government will agree to negotiate with to ElBaradei, but the publication of the demand adds a significant new element to Egypt's rapidly unfolding political crisis.EDIT:
#Egypt army has just told the crowd gathering at Tahrir Square that military will not go against the people #Jan25 #aljazeera
-
2.01pm: ElBaradei has called on Mubarak to "leave today and save the country", according to CNN.
Come on Mubarak. Do it. DO IT.
2.57pm: Mohammed ElBaradei is planning to join the protest this afternoon, his wife just told the Guardian's Jack Shenker.
Oooh~? O:
Edit:
3.12pm: ElBaradei's wife just called Jack to say he won't be going out to join the protesters after all.
takes back her 'Oooh~?'
-
Well, I'm glad to see that I was right about the muslimbrotherhood. They won't hinder a smooth transition to democracy.
The situation is really tense, I won't feel safe untill I hear that Mubarak is gone. I kinda am praying for him getting a sudden heart attack or something..
-
(From Aljazeera website) a source says: There is a scheme for the withdrawal of the Egyptian army to protect the presidential palace and release the aircraft and artillery on the demonstrators.–- NOT CONFIRMED
-
3.37pm: ElBaradei has changed his mind again about joining today's protests. His wife has been in touch with Jack for a third time. She says he is planning to go after all. She apologises for confusing Guardian readers, Jack reports.
So this is how a yo-yo feels.
-
Aljazeera: Eye witnesses sees ElBaradei between the demonstrators in Altahrir sq.
-Massive demonstrations in Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez, Mansoura, Almahalah.
–-
The Egyptian TV is trying to show that everything is calm and nobody is protesting by showing pictures away from Altahrir sq. -
Wow guys, you are really amazing me. This thread is more informative then the reporting from the “medias” in my home country. I hope for the best outcome and for a big change. I will follow this thread to stay informed and trying to spread this information.
Unfortunately some of my friends won’t listen to this important news and say, they can’t do anything, so it doesn’t matter at all. Morons.
-
Aljazeera: Orders for security forces to spread in all areas in Egypt tomorrow except Altahrir sq.
-There job will be Limited to protect the safety of the areas without making contact with the demonstrators.
Aljazeera live stream. http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
–---------
Aljazeera: There is about 100 thousand protestors in Almansourah.
-
Egypt25Jan: Abnoudy, great Egyptian Poet: Mubarak, lesson is over, Stupid. Alas, our great poet, he doesn't understand so far #jan25 #egypt
RNN: Protest in Monofeyya, hometown of Mubarak
#jan25 #egyptRNN: Mossad: Regime change in #Egypt is a disaster for Israeli army #jan25
RNN: Protester on Jazeera: news that Israel sent two planes with supplies to Egyptian police forces to attack again #jan25 #egypt
Dostor: Jazeera is a reliable channel for news. Take care of lying Arabeyya, foreign and Egyptian news channels #jan25 #egypt
An officer tears off Mubarak picture http://goo.gl/dLg5y #Egypt #jan25
Jazeera: crowds still flood to #Tahrir Square despite curfew #jan25 #egypt
RNN: protesters everywhere decide they will not be back UNTIL REGIME IS DOWN #jan25 #egypt
-
Seems Mubarak is expcted to announce new appointments in the cabinet soon.
–-----
Elbaradie just left Altahrir sq. after spending an hour and a half, but no news of him saying anything new. -
(From Aljazeera website) a source says: There is a scheme for the withdrawal of the Egyptian army to protect the presidential palace and release the aircraft and artillery on the demonstrators.–- NOT CONFIRMED
That would be madness, should army start using lethal force delibarately on protesters it could lead to civil war… I dont think egyptian people will never accept Mubarak as their leader and slaughtering unarmed protesters would never be forgiven by egyptian people.