de-Baathification

British

/ diːˌbɑːθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

the process of removing the members and influence of the Ba'ath Party from public office in Iraq following the US-led invasion of 2003

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After the combat phase of the war, Chalabi quickly put himself in charge of a de-Baathification commission—which he saw as an efficient route to taking power himself.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2018

“If you end punitive de-Baathification as the Kurds have done in the north, the majority would go back,” says a sheikh whose council claims to represent 70,000 tribesmen exiled in Amman.

From Economist • Oct. 6, 2016

Lately, he has called for de-Baathification to be ended in the interest of healing differences between sects.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2014

First of all," he says, " is to stop the de-Baathification.

From Time • May 11, 2010

The U.S. is also worried that deep de-Baathification would worsen Iraq's sectarian divisions.

From Time Magazine Archive

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