↑ “Profile: Syria's ruling Baath Party”. BBC. 9 tháng 7 năm 2012. Truy cập ngày 13 tháng 8 năm 2019. Many posts in the public sector, the military and government were generally reserved for Baathists, which helped boost party membership. By 1981, some 375,000 people had joined the party. By 2010, this number had reportedly risen to 1.2 million - nearly 10% of the population.
↑ Perthes, Volker (1997). The Political Economy of Syria Under Asad. I.B. Tauris. p. 156. ISBN 1-86064-192-X.
