Ba'ath Party

Baathist factions form new alliance

Khudeyr al Mushedi, the spokesman for the Iraqi Baath Party, led by Izzat al Douri, says the new alliance has no authority to speak in the party's name. Phil Sands / The National DAMASCUS // Splinter groups from Iraq's Baath party have formed a new alliance that supports the democratic political process, renounces violence and calls for Saddam Hussein-era criminals to face trials. The move towards reconciliation by the five Baathist factions, all exiled in Syria, puts them firmly at odds with the hardline group led by Izzat al Douri, a former aide to Saddam Hussein. The al ...