 Complete the following phrase:  During the 1960s, Hafez al-Assad rose to prominence in the Syrian government through the 1963 coup détat, backed by the Baath party. He then promoted Tlass to high-ranking military and party positions. In 1965, while he was Baathist army commander of Homs, Lieutet Colonel Mustafa Tlass arrested his pro-government comrades. A 