' s ▁administration , ▁confusion ▁arose ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁de - B a ' ath ification ▁law ▁also ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁party . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Rad hi ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁function ▁inside ▁Ira q ▁and ▁join ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁recon c ili ation . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁declared ▁that ▁they ▁viewed ▁Q otr ▁al - I ra q ▁as ▁distinct ▁from ▁S add am ' s ▁Ba ' ath ▁because ▁Q otr ▁al - I ra q ▁had ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁opposition ▁con ferences ▁during ▁the ▁S add am ▁years . ▁, ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁regional ▁organization ▁is ▁still ▁based ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Rad hi , ▁based ▁in ▁London , ▁visited ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁met ▁President ▁Fu ad ▁Mas um ▁during ▁recon c ili ation ▁tal ks . ▁ ▁Jordan ▁ ▁The ▁Arab ▁Ba ' ath ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁was ▁leg ally ▁registered ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁branch ▁is ▁small , ▁and ▁has , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁Wik i Le aks ▁document , ▁a ▁" minus c ule ▁number ▁of ▁ad her ents ". ▁Despite ▁its ▁small ▁size , ▁the ▁branch ▁is ▁able ▁through ▁its ▁leader , ▁Fu ad ▁D ab bour , ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁decent ▁foot print ▁in ▁Jordan ian ▁media . ▁D ab bour ' s ▁fier y ▁statements ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy ▁are ▁frequently ▁quoted ▁by ▁the ▁press .