1986 Egyptian conscripts riot

• Egyptian Armed Forces
• [[File:Egyptian_Air_Force_emblem.svg|20px]] Egyptian Air Force Zaki Badr Ahmed Rushdi Zakaria Azmi Rifaat El-Mahgoub On 25 February 1986, around 25,000 conscripts of the Central Security Forces (CSF), a paramilitary force in Egypt, launched a mutiny in Cairo and the surrounding area. They staged violent protests as a reaction to the rumour that their three-year compulsory service would be prolonged by one additional year without any additional benefits or promotion in rank, targeting tourist areas, the United States Embassy Compound, and destroying two hotels.

The regime of Hosni Mubarak relied on the Egyptian Armed Forces to crush the ill-equipped CSF mutineers, and the military was sent in to restore order. The Egyptian Army deployed tanks, armoured personnel carriers and commando snipers against the rebelling conscripts, most of whom were unarmed or armed only with shields, batons, and assault rifles. The Egyptian Air Force and Army Aviation used Mil Mi-8 helicopters and Mig-21 fighter jets to attack the rebelling conscripts near Giza and in Upper Egypt. At least four to five helicopters, and three fighter jets, were used in the operation. The Air Force officer in command of the operation was Ahmed Shafik, as commander of all MiG-21 fleets in the Central Military Zone. The riot lasted for three days before it was suppressed.

According to official reports, the mutiny resulted in 107 deaths, mostly CSF personnel, with 1324 arrested. Over 20,000 conscripts were dismissed from service with no benefits, and the agitators received correctional punishment after being tried before State Security Court for arson, violent riots, and insubordination according to penal code. Some reports related that mutiny to a conspiracy against the Minister of Interior in charge by then, Ahmed Rushdi, due to his policies. The Mubarak government promised to overhaul the CSF by raising its entry standards, increasing payment and improving living conditions in their camps.