Arif 's pro-Nasserite sympathies were supported by the Baath Party , while Qasim found support for his anti-unification position in the ranks of the Iraqi Communist Party .
A power struggle developed between Qasim and Arif over joining the Egyptian - Syrian union .
Arif 's pro-Nasserite sympathies were supported by the Baath Party , while Qasim found support for Qasim 's anti-unification position in the ranks of the Iraqi Communist Party .
A power struggle developed between Qasim and Arif over joining the Egyptian - Syrian union .