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Police take security measueres to prevent the protests against military regime on the 5th anniversary of Egyptian revolution in 2011, in Haram Neighborhood in Giza, Egypt on January 25, 2016.

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Why some (but not all) Middle East militaries stand by their leaders

| Apr. 11, 2016

Why do some soldiers support autocrats when the masses are mobilized against the status quo? In Tunisia and Egypt in 2011, the military backed away from embattled presidents and supported regime change. But it’d be simplistic to say that militaries often side with their populations.