2/1: Latest Updates From the Egyptian Uprising >From Citizens for Legitimate Government 01 Feb 2011 _http://www.legitgov.org_ (http://www.legitgov.org/) _Conn. Guard detachment heading to Egypt_ (http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110124/NWS09/301249955/-1/nws) --Unit will provide on-demand aviation asset to Multinational Force and Observers commander to support mission of supervising security provisions of Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty 24 Jan 2011 Connecticut National Guard Detachment 2, Company I, 185th Aviation Regiment of Groton has mobilized and will deploy to the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, to support the Multinational Force and Observers. The unit left Connecticut Jan. 15 for Fort Benning, Ga., for further training and validation. The unit operates C-23C Sherpa aircraft and has deployed three times in the last seven years in support of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. _Israel allows Egypt troops in Sinai for first time since 1979 peace treaty_ (http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israel-allows-egypt-troops-in-sinai-for-first-time-since-1979-peace-treaty-1.340405) --Due to protests, Israel agrees to let about 800 Egyptian soldiers into Sharm el-Sheikh area in Sinai. 31 Jan 2011 Israeli officials say they have agreed to allow Egypt to move several hundred troops into the Sinai Peninsula for the first time since the countries signed a peace treaty three decades ago. With street protests threatening the Egyptian regime, the unnamed officials say that Israel agreed to allow the Egyptian army to move two battalions, about 800 soldiers, into Sinai. _As Mubarak cuts communications, Egypt braces for 'march of millions'_ (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/01/egypt.protests/) 01 Feb 2011 As soldiers stood guard, a growing crowd gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Tuesday morning for a planned "march of millions" to demand President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Egypt's government posted troops at key locations and cut internet service as activists pledged to hold major demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities Tuesday -- a week after rallies began calling for an end to Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule. _Egypt braces for 'million-man' marches_ (http://www.smh.com.au/world/egypt-braces-for-millionman-marches-20110201-1ac1s.html) 01 Feb 2011 Egyptians plan mass marches today in their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, reassured by the all-powerful army, which has said their demands are legitimate and that it will not fire on them. ...Protesters pushed ahead with a singular goal of forcing the President from office. They announced an indefinite general strike and called for a "march of a million" in the capital today, the eighth day of an uprising that has claimed at least 125 lives in clashes between demonstrators and police. _Thousands hold anti-US rally in Cairo_ (http://www.presstv.ir/detail/162947.html) 31 Jan 2011 Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets on the seventh consecutive day of anti-government protests, shouting slogans against the US, Israel and France. Five hundred thousand protesters gathered in Tahrir Square at the city center on Monday, despite heavy military presence. Many protesters say they will no longer tolerate the Western dominance over the region. _Fighter Jets Over Cairo As Egypt Demos Go On_ (http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Egypt-Fighter-Jets-Fly-Over-Cairo-Ahead-Of-Curfew---Mohamed- ElBaradei-Joins-Thousands-In-Square/Article/201101415918759) 31 Jan 2011 Thousands of anti-government protesters have defied a curfew in Cairo despite an apparent attempt by Egypt's military to assert control by flying fighter jets low over them. The appearance of the two air force planes was considered to be part of efforts to send demonstrators back to their homes in the capital. Several tanks were also seen rumbling into the city centre and the suburbs while the jets made multiple passes overhead. _Fighter jets swoop over Cairo protests in show of force_ (http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?id=205896) 30 Jan 2011 Fighter jets swooped low over Cairo Sunday in what appeared to be an attempt by the military to show its control of a city beset by looting, armed robbery and anti-government protests. Minutes before the start of a 4 p.m. curfew, at least two jets appeared and made multiple passes over downtown, including a central square where thousands of protesters were calling for the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. _Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Egypt_ (http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/31/al-jazeera-journalists-egypt) --'Four soldiers entered our room took our camera. [We are] under military arrest.' 31 Jan 2011 Egyptian authorities today arrested six al-Jazeera journalists as the government continues its media crackdown after a week of political protest in the country. The journalists were arrested and had their cameras and other broadcasting equipment seized by the military in Cairo earlier today, _according to_ (http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2011/jan/31/egypt-protests-live-updates#bl ock-24) the satellite TV channel's United Arab Emirates correspondent in Egypt, Dan Nolan. _Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau_ (http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201113085252994161.html) --Network's licences cancelled and accreditation of staff in Cairo withdrawn by order of information minister. 30 Jan 2011 The Egyptian authorities are revoking the Al Jazeera Network's licence to broadcast from the country, and will be shutting down its bureau office in Cairo, state television has said. "The information minister [Anas al-Fikki] ordered... suspension of operations of Al Jazeera, cancelling of its licences and withdrawing accreditation to all its staff as of today," a statement on the official Mena news agency said on Sunday. The network received notification from the Egyptian authorities on Sunday morning. _Two El-AL planes carrying 400 Israelis return from Cairo_ (http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=205995) 31 Jan 2011 Two El-Al planes containing 400 Israelis arrived at Ben-Gurion Airport from Cairo on Monday morning. The Israelis waited in the Cairo airport for over 16 hours, before their flight was able to depart safely. Egypt’s most prominent reform advocate called on Sunday for President Hosni Mubarak to resign after the powerful military stepped up its presence across the anarchic capital, closing roads with tanks and sending F-16 fighter jets streaking over downtown. _Charter flights to carry thousands of US citizens out of Egypt_ (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/01/30/egypt.us.flights/) 30 Jan 2011 Charter flights that begin Monday will ferry the first of thousands of US citizens away from the escalating crisis in Egypt, the State Department said. "We will keep running the charter flights until we get [all] people out," said Assistant Secretary of State Janice L. Jacobs. 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