Syrian President Hafez al - Assad would become deputy leader in a union , and this would drive Saddam to obscurity .
In 1979 al - Bakr started to make treaties with Syria , also under Ba'athist leadership , that would lead to unification between the two countries .
Syria President Hafez al - Assad would become deputy leader in a union , and this would drive Saddam to obscurity .
In 1979 al - Bakr started to make treaties with Syria , also under Ba'athist leadership , that would lead to unification between the two countries .