The KDP came forward as a leader of the feudal landlords, an umbrella for those who did not escape the revolution. Behind them stood imperialism. The Iraqi government which held power after the 1958 revolution, and was strongly supported by the ICP, comprised reactionary nationalist generals from powerful feudal and religious families, and the radical left generals. The latter were under the influence of the Soviet Union and the ICP and became increasingly disoriented. Because of the divisions in it this government was not strong.
Imperialism wove a conspiracy against it.