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Today in History: Security forces kill 595 Morsi supporters in Cairo

8/14/2026

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On 14 August 2013, Egyptian police and army units commanded by Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stormed the Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Nahda squares in Cairo, dispersing six-week sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The operation killed at least 595 civilians, with death estimates ranging from 600 to 2,600.

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On 14 August 2013, Egyptian police and army units commanded by Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stormed the Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Nahda squares in Cairo, dispersing six-week sit-ins by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. The operation killed at least 595 civilians, with death estimates ranging from 600 to 2,600.