Afterward, the representatives on mission were given extraordinary powers over army commanders.
Rumors about this extraordinary unrest in the army's ranks have circulated feverishly, with some speculating that the rioting was staged to justify imposing a state of emergency.
He reveals extraordinary details about how the army of Isis operates, the elaborate training that its fighters receive in Iraq and Syria and the way in which taking part in executions is an initiation rite, proof of the commitment and loyalty of fighters.
But it also enshrines the extraordinary rights of the Egyptian army, including the power to put civilians on trial in a military court, to shield its budget from the impertinent scrutiny of politicians and even to appoint the defence minister.
Initially saluted as an extraordinary counterterrorism act, with the army offering its expertise to American and Chinese forces, gradually the "humanitarian operation" metamorphosed into an indiscriminate massacre.
Philip made his brother rector Orientis, an executive position with extraordinary powers, including command of the armies in the Eastern provinces.
"We had extraordinary support from the government and the army," Ms. Tana said.
"But it was an extraordinary political decision because it left our army with just 24 Fuchs tanks".
Still, the draw of being part of this extraordinary art-rock fantasy camp, this guitar army, is strong enough to make me sign up anyway.
Chinese experts also point to last month's extraordinary announcement that next year the Burmese army will, as observers, probably attend America's annual regional military exercises with its friends, known as Cobra Gold.
An army of lemmings advanced with extraordinary purpose, "never suffering itself to be diverted from its course by any opposing obstacles," not even when confronted by rivers, or even the branches of narrow fjords.
