Spotlight on Egyptian Military (44 images)

Since January 25, 2011 the Egyptian army has been in the spotlight. On February 13, Egypt's ruling military council announced Sunday it had dissolved Parliament and suspended the Constitution. The following is look back on the military's involvement during the seventeen days of demonstrations that took place in Tahrir Square resulting in the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

An Egyptian soldier stand guard in front of a burnt vehicle in central Cairo during the biggest anti-government protests in three decades in a bid to topple the government President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt on January 29, 2011. UPI

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Egyptians take souvenir pictures with Egyptian army at Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the popular revolt that drove veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak from power, on February 12, 2011. Thousands of Egyptians were still singing and waving flags as dawn broke over a nation reborn, after a popular uprising toppled Mubarak. UPI

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Egyptian anti-government demonstrators flood Cairo's landmark Tahrir Square early in Egypt on February 11, 2011, the 18th day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak who Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak waive the presidency algebra. UPI

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Egyptian anti-government demonstrators celebrate with the army in Cairo, Egypt after president Hosni Mubarak stepped down on February 11, 2011. Mubarak was in power for three decades before handing over power to a junta of senior military commanders. UPI

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