Iraq Rebels Seize Defense Ministry in Baghdad
Reports from Baghdad say rebels captured the defense ministry Friday with six hundred Kassem troops surrendering. Kassem reportedly executed by firing squad as mobs roamed streets while a new Baathist government moved to restore order and establish nationalist rule. Washington noted the regime may be nationalist and potentially US friendly.
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Iraqi rival Aref dies in tales of Nasser and Kassem
Damascus reports Abdul Salam Arif, veteran officer and rival of Abdul Karim Kassem, once allied with Nasser, later opposed him after a power struggle. Arif helped push Baghdad toward unity with the United Arab Republic before falling from favor and facing death sentences later commuted.
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