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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BEIRUT: The National Command of the Arab Socialist Baath Party discharged its regional secretary-general in Lebanon, Former Minister Fayez Shokr, and replaced him with lawyer Abdel Mouin Ghazi.
Baath Party head in Lebanon replaced
Al-Hariri along with his group is responsible for the existing bloodshed in different parts of Syria," Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party in Lebanon Mohammad Shaker al-Qawas said on Sunday.
Senior Lebanese Politician: Al-Hariri Behind Bloodshed, Killings in Syria
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Return of the Iraqi Baathists
The 1997 election resulted in the GPC winning 189 seats and the Al Islah 52 seats, followed by the much smaller Nasserite Unionist Party with 3 seats, the National Arab Socialist Baath Party with 2 seats and independents with 54 seats.
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What should we make of the fact that the two countries where the Arab Socialist Baath Party ruled for many decades are now poster children for wrecks of modern Arab statehood that have descended into urban warfare?
Syria and Iraq wrestle with their past
Regarding the part concerning the reform process, the sources highlighted the need to amend Article 8 of the Syrian constitution which stipulates that the [ruling] Arab Socialist Baath Party in Syria "is the leading group in the society and state.
Arab League calls on Syria to 'stop bloodshed and resort to reason'--Damascus ignores Arab League council's statement--Syrian envoy talks about 'militant and terrorist groups'--Syrian oppositionists say league's decisions didn't fulfill people's demands--Gul says turkey 'lost trust' in Assad's regime--Erdogan: 'no place for repressive regimes in this age'
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