Egypt must take 'serious step' to resolve crisis with Brotherhood

The circumstances in Egypt and tensions between the state and the Muslim Brotherhood are turning the possibility of a reconciliation less likely each day.
Army soldiers take their positions with their armoured personnel vehicles during clashes with supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the Cairo suburb of Matariya November 28, 2014. Two people including an army general were killed and 25 were wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting and clashes that erupted during Islamist protests around Egypt called by hardline Salafi group, the Salafi Front, security sources and health officials said. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (
Army soldiers move armored personnel vehicles into position during clashes with supporters of Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi in the Cairo suburb of Matariya, Nov. 28, 2014. - REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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It has been a little more than two years since the Egyptian army and police forces broke up the sit-in held by supporters of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated former President Mohammed Morsi.

The events took place Aug. 14, 2013, following the revolution of June 30, 2013, that ousted Morsi. Ever since Egypt’s army decided to side with the Egyptian people and overthrow Morsi, talks about reconciliation between Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood can be heard.

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