9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁called ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁– ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁Sud an ▁( d iffer enti ating ▁it ▁from ▁the ▁pro - I ra qi ▁party , ▁called ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁– ▁Country ▁of ▁Sud an ). ▁The ▁party ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁election ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁National ▁Front . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁held ▁its ▁third ▁regional ▁con gress ▁in ▁Kh art ou m ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 – 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁con gress ▁elected ▁a ▁ 2 3 - member ▁Central ▁Committee , ▁an ▁ 1 1 - member ▁Regional ▁Command ▁and ▁a ▁regional ▁secretary ▁( Alt ij ani ▁Must af a ▁Y ass in ). ▁The ▁con gress ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁sought ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Congress ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁forming ▁a ▁national ▁front . ▁The ▁party ▁sta unch ly ▁opposed ▁independence ▁of ▁South ▁Sud an . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁A hm ad ▁A la hm ad , ▁the ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Social ist ▁Mov ement , ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Sud an ese ▁regional ▁leadership . ▁ ▁Regional ▁Secret aries ▁Alt ij ani ▁Must af a ▁Y ass in ▁ ▁Sy ria ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁s log an ▁" Un ity , ▁Fre edom , ▁Social ism " ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the