{"id":171,"date":"2013-07-25T00:52:55","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T00:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2013-07-25T00:52:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T00:52:55","slug":"egypts-army-chief-call-for-rallies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/egypts-army-chief-call-for-rallies\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt’s army chief call for rallies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"al-sisi\"<\/a>The military chief who ousted Egypt\u2019s elected president called on the public Wednesday to take to the streets to give him and the police a mandate to tackle \u201cviolence and terrorism,\u201d in an address that pointed to a possible move against supporters of the Islamist leader.
\nThe call by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, made in a speech to a graduation ceremony for military cadets, underlined how the military chief is the source of real power in the country despite the creation of a civilian government after the July 3 coup that removed Muhammad Mursi.
\nHis comments appeared designed to secure a public cover for what could be a move to dismantle sit-in camps by Mursi\u2019s supporters in Cairo and elsewhere, as well as a campaign against Islamic radicals that have stepped up attacks on security forces in Sinai. El-Sissi called for a massive turnout in Friday rallies to give him a \u201cmandate\u201d to do what is \u201cnecessary\u201d to stop bloodshed.<\/p>\n

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