This would have been unimaginable in pre-Arab Spring Egypt.

(Egyptian Independent) — Dozens of Syrian activists and Salafi youths continued their sit-in in front of the Syrian Embassy in Cairo for a second day, saying they will accept volunteers for a jihadist Syrian army.

On Sunday, Egypt withdrew its ambassador to Syria and Syria responded by recalling its ambassador in Cairo.

The protesters want Egypt to completely sever relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

They released a statement saying the Syrian Embassy will be closed until a transitional government takes power and Assad is tried in front of the International Criminal Court for committing genocide against the Syrian people.

The protesters condemned the passage of Iranian ships “loaded with weapons for the regime of Assad” via the Suez Canal.

Momen Koafatiya, deputy chief of the Coordinators of the Syrian Revolution in Egypt, said a group of Syrian activists had discussed their views with the Egyptian Parliament’s Arab Affairs Committee.

Koafatiya said that the assistant interior minister has negotiated with the protesters to give the government until Tuesday to discuss their demands. He managed to persuade some of the protesters to end their sit-in, but dozens remained.