CAIRO (AP) – In an attempt to undermine activists who plan to mark the anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow in 2011 with anti-army protests, Egypt’s militaries have warned that the country is now facing conspiracies that seek to topple the state and spread chaos.

Since Mubarak’ step down, protest groups have grown harshly critical of the military’s handling of Egypt’s transition to democracy, accusing the army of trying to protect its power and committing human rights violations that rival those of Mubarak’s regime.

Continued unrest since Mubarak’s ouster has battered Egypt’s economy.