Egypt dictator Hosni Mubarak on the brink of being toppled.

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A bleeding captured Egyptian man suspected of being in the government security forces is roughly moved by anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Anti-government Egyptian leaders have captured dozens of Egyptians they allege are government police or intelligence officers, trying to blend in with anti-government protesters. The standoff between anti- and pro-Mubarek factions in Egypt's central square continued after a day and night of violence in which hundreds were injured in clashes.​

 

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A captured Egyptian man that anti-government protesters allege is a member of the Egyptian government security forces is interrogated an ad hoc anti-government command center on February 3, 2011 in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt. Anti-government Egyptian leaders questioned the man and several other suspected security officers, who were captured near Tahrir Square, allegedly trying to blend in with anti-government protesters.​

 

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Soldiers take position just outside Cairo's main square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.​

 

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Egyptians walk in a Cairo market on February 03, 2011 on the 10th day of a popular uprising to oust President Hosni Mubark.​

 

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Egytians line up at an ATM machine in Cairo on February 03, 2011 on the 10th day of a popular uprising to oust President Hosni Mubark.​

 

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An opposition demonstrator is restrained by police in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 3, 2011. Anti-government protesters said on Thursday they were more determined than ever to topple President Hosni Mubarak after supporters loyal to him charged Tahrir Square, sparking violence that killed five people​

 

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Anti-government protestors display a collection of police ID cards and other items they claim were used by pro-government supporters, in Cairo's main square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Egyptian army tanks and soldiers moved to end violence between anti-government protesters and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's central square on Thursday after standing by for nearly a day as the two sides battled with rocks, sticks, bottles and firebombs.​

 

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Anti-government protestors display a collection of police ID cards and a knife they claim were taken from pro-government supporters, in Cairo's main square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011​

 

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Iraqis demonstrate in support of the people of Tunisia and Egypt in central Baghdad on February 3, 2011, the tenth day of anti-government demonstrations in Cairo where thousands of protesters demanding President Hosni Mubarak's ouster are standing their ground against stone-throwing loyalists after Egypt's revolt turned into a deadly battle for a central Cairo square. Arabic writing on red banner reads: 'Iraq's Labour Communist Party supports the struggle of the workers of Tunisia and Egypt.'​

 

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Anti-government demonstrators hand over to the the army a man, center, they suspect to be a supporter of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. The Egyptian military is taking up positions between anti-government demonstrators and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak. Hours after automatic gunfire hit the protest camp at Tahrir Square, soldiers carrying rifles could be seen lining up between the two sides late Thursday morning. Several hundred other soldiers were moving toward the front line.​

 

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A man shows a police card taken from a pro-government supporter, right, who has been captured by anti-government protestors, in Cairo's main square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.​

 

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Anti-government protesters stand hand in hand near an Egyptian army tank on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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Anti-government protesters exhort fellow demonstrators to make space for Egyptian army soldiers on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt​

 

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Anti-government protesters bring stones to throw at supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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An anti-government protester tries to restrain comrades from lynching a captured supporter of President Hosni Mubarak on February 3, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.​

 

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Egyptian soldiers try to stop pro-government supporters from approaching their opponents in Cairo's Tahrir square on February 03, 2011 on the 10th day of protests calling for the ouster of embattled President Hosni Mubarak.​

 

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An anti-government protestor stands atop a barricade in Cairo's main square, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.​

 

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An army soldier tries to contain thousands of pro-government supporters of President Hosni Mubarak pushing their way on Wednesday, Feb. 2, past a military checkpoint and toward Tahrir Square in central Cairo. The supporters later attacked protesters, with running battles throughout the capital. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters) #

Pro-Mubarak supporters come out in the thousands in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 2, proudly carrying images of the leader, images that the protesters have been defacing for the past eight days. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) #

 

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Surging through the crowd in Liberation Square in Cairo, government supporters on camels and horses attack demonstrators with batons and rocks on Wednesday, Feb. 2. The violence followed a scene of jubilation the day before, when a quarter million people filled the square in a mostly peaceful rally, anticipating that their days of rallies had pushed President Mubarak, the longest serving leader of modern Arab history, to the end of his reign. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

On Sunday, Jan. 30, a variety of emotions permeate Liberation Square, but one demand remains constant: President Mubarak must go. By day's end, disparate Egyptian opposition groups have united in backing opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei as their spokesman.(Yannis Behrakis/Reuters) #

 

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For the young protesters in Cairo -- the majority of the demonstrators have been under 30 -- President Hosni Mubarak is the only leader they have known. For most of their lives, images of the president had been revered. In protests Saturday, photos of the president are defaced, burned, stepped on, and spat upon. (Mohammed Abu Zaid/Associated Press) #

Protests turn violent on Saturday, Jan. 29, as demonstrators set a police station afire in Giza, near the ancient pyramids. Within days, the Egyptian military had sealed the area around the pyramids and other historic sites in an effort to protect them. Tourism has been one of Egypt's main industries. (Victoria Hazou/Associated Press) #