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Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Post-split Iraqi Ba'athist political party / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the branch that controlled Iraq. For the pan-Arab Ba'ath Party, which is Iraqi-led but has branches in multiple countries, see Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction).
The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region (Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق Ḥizb al-Ba‘th al-'Arabī al-Ishtirākī fī al-'Irāq), officially the Iraqi Regional Branch, is an Iraqi Ba'athist political party founded in 1951 by Fuad al-Rikabi. It was the Iraqi regional branch of the original Ba'ath Party, before changing its allegiance to the Iraqi-dominated Ba'ath movement following the 1966 split within the original party. The party was officially banned following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003, but despite this it still continues to function underground.
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Arab Socialist Baʿth Party – Iraq Region Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي في العراق | |
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Governing body | Regional Command[1] |
Secretary | Mohammed Younis al-Ahmed[lower-alpha 1] |
Founder | Fuad al-Rikabi |
Founded | Late 1940s[3] or early 1950s[4] |
Banned | 16 May 2003; 21 years ago (16 May 2003)[5] |
Newspaper | Al-Thawra |
Paramilitary wing | People's Militia (1970–1991)[6][7] Fedayeen Saddam (1995–2003)[8] |
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Ideology | Historical:
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Political position | Right-wing[n 2] |
Political alliance | National Union Front (until 1958)[26] Progressive Front (until 2003) |
Regional affiliation | Ba'ath Party (until 1966) Pro-Iraqi Ba'ath Party (from 1966) |
Colors | Black White Green Red (Pan-Arab colors) |
Slogan | "Unity, Freedom, Socialism"[27][28] |
Anthem | "The Flame of the Ba’ath is my Morning!"[29][30] |
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