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With a POD after the end of the Six Day War, unite the following countries under a secular regime: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, and Kuwait. Complete the unification by the mid 1970s. Accomplish this without triggering wars with Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, or NATO. The regime does not have to be Ba'athist specifically, but would have at least some sort of pan-arab socialist ideology. The new state should have a "break" with Egypt along the lines of the Sino-Soviet split. Libya can be considered an ally, but a rather embarassing one with Qaddafi's personality cult. Algeria is also an ally of this state but their interests are considered too far apart by Algeirs for any serious talk of full integration. Sudan, and the new regimes in Somalia and Ethiopia are friendly with the new state, particularly Sudan and Somalia, but their interests also lie primarily in Africa and not the Middle East itself. The new state is vigorously involved in the civil war in Yemen, hoping for a regime to emerge that is interested in it's pan arab leftist goals. It backs revolutionary movements in the remaining arab kingdoms, including distant Tunisia and Morocco. It is part of OPEC, but the arab monarchies view it as their arch enemy. It cautiously grants very limited autonomy to the Kurds. It heavily represses religious extremists. By the early 1980s, it seems war is possible with it's neighbors...

What would the barebones of a TL look like for this?
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