Syria's military strongman Salah Jadid with members of the Baath Regional Command - 1966

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Image Source: Marwan Habash Archive

From left to right: Haditha Murad, commander of the Popular Army and member of the Baath Party Regional Command - Kamel Hussein, member of the Regional Command and future ambassador to Paris, Salah Jadid, architect of the February 23, 1966 coup against President Amin al-Hafez, Marwan Habash, Minister of Industry and member of the Baath Regional Command.