Ba'athist
Arab socialist partisan
A Ba'athist is an adherent of Ba'athism, the Arab nationalist political ideology that combined socialism, pan-Arabism, and secularism.
The Ba'ath Party held power in Iraq under Saddam Hussein and continues to rule Syria under the Assad family.
The term often carries connotations of authoritarian single-party rule: The regime purged suspected Ba'athists after the invasion.
Separation of faith, state
- socialismCommunal economic control
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- one-party stateSole legal ruling faction
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
anti-colonialism · modernization · nationalization · land reform · state planning · public sector · political repression
Iraqi authoritarian ruler, executed
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- TikritIraqi provincial capital
- Republican GuardElite government-protecting military unit
- Gulf War1991 Kuwait liberation
Desert Storm · invasion · sanctions · no-fly zones · chemical weapons · Tigris · Euphrates · fedayeen
Regional political organization, 22 members
- Arab identityEthnic and cultural self-conception
- anti-ZionismOpposition to Jewish nationalism
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
- federationUnion of semi-autonomous states
Syrian ruling surname
- Bashar al-AssadDeposed Syrian president
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
- AleppoSyria's largest city
- Arab Spring2010s Middle Eastern revolutions
secularism
Separation of faith, state
- socialismCommunal economic control
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- one-party stateSole legal ruling faction
authoritarianism · anti-colonialism · modernization · nationalization · land reform · state planning · public sector · political repression
Saddam Hussein
Iraqi authoritarian ruler, executed
- BaghdadIraqi seat of government
- TikritIraqi provincial capital
- Republican GuardElite government-protecting military unit
Gulf War · Desert Storm · invasion · sanctions · no-fly zones · chemical weapons · Tigris · Euphrates · fedayeen
Arab League
Regional political organization, 22 members
- Arab identityEthnic and cultural self-conception
- anti-ZionismOpposition to Jewish nationalism
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
Assad
Syrian ruling surname
- Bashar al-AssadDeposed Syrian president
- DamascusSyrian seat of government
- AleppoSyria's largest city
1947
Year after WWII ended
- DamascusSyrian seat of government