Ar-Rashid revolt
1963 attempted coup in Iraq / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ar-Rashid revolt was a failed uprising against the Baathist government in Iraq in July 1963. The revolt was plotted by followers of the Iraqi Communist Party in junction with military officers. The revolt failed to spread outside Baghdad and was crushed by the Baathist forces.
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Iraqi Communist Party Iraqi Army | |||||||
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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Secretary of the Ba'ath Party Regional Command |
Muhammad Habib Leader of Army Communist Cell | ||||||
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34,000 (Ba'ath National Guard Militia) | 300-2,000 | ||||||
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1+ |
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