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Baath Party
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Baath Party
A political party in the Middle East advocating secular, socialist policies intended to free Arab-majority countries from Western influence. It was established in 1940 in Syria. Its Syrian and Iraqi branches split in 1955 and became antagonistic toward each other. It became the ruling party of Syria in 1963 and was in charge of Iraq from 1968 until 2003.


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Aa The talk against Baathists raises alarm bells among Sunnis, who fear it hints at a broader move to force their candidates out of the election.
The United Iraqi Alliance's legislator Layla al-Khafaji warned from "The attempts of the regional powers to return the Baathists to power in Iraq through the upcoming elections and parliament.
The Iraqi premier said the Baathists will not even be partners in the political process in the country, resembling Baathists' "seizure of power from 1968 until 2003" to the "Moguls' invasion that swept Iraq".
 
 
 
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