The party has suspended its activities in Syria after rebel forces toppled Assad's government.
CAIRO – The Baath party, once a powerful symbol of Arab nationalism, has become a fading relic of authoritarian rule in the Middle East after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, analysts told AFP on Sunday.
In its early years, the party recognised the important cultural role of religion for Muslims, who make up the majority in most Middle Eastern countries, while advocating a secular state that could unify the fragmented Arab world across sectarian divides. Sami Moubayed, a Damascus-based historian and writer, said that both the Iraqi and Syrian branches failed to live up to their slogan of "Unity, Freedom and Socialism"."Their socialism amounted to disastrous nationalisations," added Moubayed, author of "The Makers of Modern Syria: The Rise and Fall of Syrian Democracy 1918-1958".The Baath had evolved into authoritarianism under Saddam Hussein in Iraq and Hafez al-Assad, and later his son Bashar, in Syria.
Hafez al-Assad, an air force commander, emerged as the dominant figure in 1970, consolidating control over the party and leading Syria in a reign marked brutal repression.In neighbouring Iraq, the Baath party solidified its grip in 1968 through a military coup led by General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.
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