ህወሓት ከልዩ ኃይሉና ከፌደራል ፖሊስ ጦሩ በተጨማሪ ከፍተኛ ቁጥር ያለው መከላከያ ሰራዊትም በአካባቢው አስፍሯል።
The SCAF also placed large swathes of governance outside the President's competence, including the place of the armed forces and their economic interests.