Which beginning in 1974 , Taha Yassin Ramadan ( himself a Kurdish Ba'athist ) , a close associate of Saddam , commanded the People 's Army .
Which had responsibility for internal security .
Beginning in 1974 , Taha Yassin Ramadan ( himself a Kurdish Ba'athist ) , a close associate of Saddam , commanded the People 's Army , which had responsibility for internal security .