CRACKDOWN IN EGYPT AS PROTESTS CONTINUE 

The Egyptian protests that began 20 September continue.  Despite the harsh government crackdown, protestors continue taking to the streets against the dictatorship of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s corruption, repression, and dire economic conditions.  Among the 3,000 arrested, many claim they were going about their daily business at the time. 

Since his military takeover in 2013, El-Sisi, America’s proud ally, has arrested over 80,000 Egyptians, who remain detained, and dozens of mass death sentences have been issued.

TRENDPOST: What is happening in Egypt is symptomatic of what is occurring in militarily-run, economically depressed nations across the globe. As economic conditions deteriorate and repressive government measures to quell civil unrest intensify, the unrest will explode into civil war.