Al-Rikabi supported the Nasserist faction—supporters of Gamal Abdel Nasser—in a power struggle within the Ba'ath Party in the late 1950s against the Aflaqites, supporters of Michel Aflaq.
Al-Rikabi mendukung faksi Nasseris—para pendukung Gamal Abdel Nasser—dalam perebutan kekuasaan dalam Partai Ba'ath pada akhir 1950an melawan faksi Aflaq, para pendukung Michel Aflaq.