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  SUBJECT TYPE ........ PERSON
  FILE OPENED ......... 2026-07-08 01:41 UTC
  APPEARANCES ......... 1 ANNOTATION
  KNOWN ALIASES ....... NONE RECORDED
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Abd al-Karim Qassem

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CIA Involvement in 1963 Iraqi Ba'ath Party Coup and Saddam Hussein's Early Career
Narratives suggest that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provided support to the Ba'ath Party in Iraq, leading to the 1963 coup that overthrew Abd al-Karim Qassem. Proponents of this view al…