Saddam was among the Baathists who were entrusted in 1964 with the establishment of the party’s security apparatus, which was called the Hanin apparatus, after the coup of February 8, 1963. His discovery later led to the imprisonment of the remaining Baath leaders, including al-Bakr, and Saddam remained in Baghdad despite the fact that the party leadership In Damascus, which demanded his escape to Syria, Saddam managed to establish a secret security force with a few Ba'athists whom Aref did not imprison.[1] It was also said that he was part of an internal party splinter bloc loyal to Abd al-Salam Aref