▁Offic ers ▁April ▁meeting ; ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁Bab ik ir ▁al - N ur ▁and ▁Maj . ▁Ab u ▁al - Q as im ▁Hash im . ▁Both ▁had ▁their ▁respective ▁power ▁bases , ▁with ▁al - N ur ▁being ▁the ▁highest - ran king ▁officer ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sud an ese ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁maintain ing ▁key ▁links ▁with ▁civil ian ▁Arab ▁national ists ▁and ▁N asser ists . ▁N ime iry , ▁without ▁consult ing ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁coup ▁plot ters , ▁decided ▁to ▁bring ▁both ▁individuals ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁support ▁base . ▁Another ▁officer ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁commun ist ▁party , ▁Hash em ▁al ▁Att a , ▁was ▁also ▁brought ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁council . ▁The ▁new ▁council ▁would ▁therefore ▁be ▁composed ▁of ▁not ▁only ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁implemented ▁the ▁coup , ▁but ▁also ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Offic ers ▁Mov ement ; ▁which ▁had ▁opposed ▁the ▁coup ▁in ▁April . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Sud an ese ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁cou ps ▁d ' état ▁and ▁coup ▁attempts ▁C oup ▁d ' et at ▁Category : A rab ▁national ism ▁in ▁Sud an ▁Category : A rab ▁national ist ▁re bell ions ▁Category : First ▁Sud an ese ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁cou ps ▁in ▁Sud an ▁Category : So