Since the January 25 revolution, the military establishment has made a comeback to the forefront of the Egyptian political scene. Between February 2011 and December 2013, a period of 34 months, military entities ruled in 22 of them, either in the form of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or by directly appointing a president. Even during the period of elected President Mohammad Morsi's rule, the military was one of the principal decision-makers in the country [Ar].  

Military coups against elected institutions are usually followed by a wave of brutal repression. Egypt is not an exception. However, in the post-coup environment, the levels of repression and bloodshed are unprecedented in its modern history.

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