Egypt's Army Won't Fire on Protesters 2.97K Jim Newell 01/31/11 05:18PM Filed to: Foreign Affairs Foreign Affairs Egypt Protests Egyptian army armies Appic Fb Tweetg The Egyptian Army gave a major boost to citizens planning a general strike tomorrow by announcing, on state television, that it won't fire on protesters. In other words, President Mubarak can't resort to a bloody clampdown to save his regime.