Brotherhood’s Scorched-Earth Strategy Provokes More Bloodshed By: Wael Nawara for Al-Monitor Posted on August 14. The conflict between the state of Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood has reached a deadly point after weeks of anticipation. On Wednesday morning [Aug. 14] police moved in to clear two Brotherhood encampments and their supporters east of Cairo. Police moved alongside bulldozers that removed barricades and sand fortifications erected by the pro-Morsi supporters. The operation was mostly covered live by Egyptian state TV and several other private stations. Al-Nahda, the much smaller sit-in, was also the easier site to disperse. The Rabia al-Adawiya sit-in was much tougher, but it was mostly cleared by sunset. Official reports from the Ministry of Health earlier said the death toll from the two sit-ins numbered at least 40. Deaths from violence nationwide total some 278, with 2,001 injured, according to SkyNews. Read more: al-monitor/pulse/originals/2013/08/egypt-scorched-earth-strategy-nawara.html#ixzz2c0hzXcfQ
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 04:53:43 +0000
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