17 July Revolution | |||||||
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Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abdul Rahman Arif President of Iraq Tahir Yahya Prime Minister of Iraq |
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr Deputy Head of Military Intelligence |
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Units involved | |||||||
Presidential Guard | 10th Armoured Brigade Jihaz Haneen |
Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Iraqi Armed Forces
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Regional Secretary
Saddam Hussein
Deputy Secretary
Ibrahim Al-Daoud
Commander of the Presidential Guard