50 years since the Ba'ath led coup/revolution in Iraq

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The coup was launched on the morning of July 17th, when Baa’thist forces stormed the palace of President Arif.

Hassan al-Bakr was chosen to serve as president by a Revolutionary Council, with Hussein as vice president. The new government then carried out purges of the military, forcing thousands of officers suspected of political opposition to retire. In addition to purging the military the Baa’thists targeted other political parties, killing thousands of members of the Iraqi Communist Party, and waged war against Kurdish nationalists.