▁The ▁party ▁is ▁less ▁known ▁than ▁its ▁pro - I ra qi ▁counter part , ▁the ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁party ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian - domin ated ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁in ▁Jordan . ▁Fu ad ▁D ab bour ▁is ▁the ▁branch ' s ▁Regional ▁Secretary . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁has ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁Regional ▁Secret aries ▁Mah m ood ▁Ma ' ay te h ▁Fu ad ▁D ab bour ▁ ▁Leb anon ▁ ▁The ▁Leb an ese ▁branch ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁split . ▁During ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁Civil ▁War , ▁the ▁party ▁had ▁an ▁armed ▁milit ia ▁called ▁the ▁Ass ad ▁Battalion . ▁The ▁party ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁Kam al ▁J um blatt ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁in ▁organ izing ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement , ▁seeking ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁conf essional ▁state . ▁The ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement ▁was ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Front , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁party ▁participated . ▁The ▁party ▁organized ▁resistance ▁against ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁in ▁Leb anon . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁it ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁forming ▁the ▁Un ification ▁and ▁Liber ation ▁Front . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁two ▁seats ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁March ▁ 8 ▁Alliance . ▁The