In reaction to burning churches, a little girl in Upper Egypt sketched this picture that brought tears to my eyes: pic.twitter.com/iymw3SF49R [1]
— daliaziada (@daliaziada) August 15, 2013 [2]
Egyptian women rights advocate Dalia Aziada [3] posted this tweet after several Coptic churches were burnt across Egypt [4] following a brutal military operation on August 14 2013, to clear Muslim Brotherhood supporters from sit-in camps in the capital Cairo [5], where they have been demanding ousted president Morsi's reinstatement for weeks.
The clearing operation resulted in at least 638 deaths according to the Egyptian government [6]. A Muslim Brotherhood spokesman has said 2,000 people were killed in the “massacre [7].”
Dozens more were killed on August 16 [8], as Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with security forces in the “Day of Anger.”
Read more in our Special Coverage Bloodbath in Egypt [9].