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The Syrian flag has changed: What does the new flag symbolize? What is the meaning of the Syrian flag?

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December 8, 2024

Many people are curious about the meaning of the Syrian flag. Since 2011, as a result of the Syrian Civil War, there have been 2 different flags used by different groups in the war to represent Syria. With the fall of the Assad regime, the Syrian flag has changed. So, what does the new flag symbolize in Syria? What is the meaning of the Syrian flag?

Since 2011, as a result of the Syrian Civil War, there have been at least two flags used to represent Syria by different factions in the war. The incumbent government of the Syrian Arab Republic, led by the Baath Party, uses the red-white-black tricolor originally used by the United Arab Republic, while Syrian opposition groups such as the Syrian National Coalition use the green-white-black tricolor.
The flag under Assad was adopted in 1958 to represent Syria as part of the United Arab Republic and was used until 1961. It was re-adopted in 1980. Since its initial adoption, variations of the red-white-black flag have been used in various Arab states, including Syria, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Yemen and Iraq. Although Syria is not part of any Arab state union, the flag of the United Arab Republic was re-elected to show Syria’s commitment to Arab unity. The use of the flag has been controversial, as it is often associated with the Baath Party and represents loyalists to the government of Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian Civil War. The Syrian flag is defined in Article 6 of the Syrian Constitution. The first paragraph of the article reads as follows: “The flag of the Syrian Arab Republic consists of three colors, red, white and black, and two green stars, each with five angles. The flag is rectangular, two-thirds of its width and length. It is divided into three rectangles of the same dimensions and the same length as the flag. The upper one is red, the middle one is white and the lower one is black. In the middle of the white rectangle are two green stars.”
The green, white, black and red flag was the first flag of the Syrian Arab Republic and was used for the shortest time from 1961 to 1963. It is also the flag of the Syrian Opposition during the ongoing Syrian Civil War. During the ongoing civil war, the Syrian opposition, represented by the Syrian National Council, used a modified version of the 1932 independence flag with a 2:3 aspect ratio, later adopted by the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. The modified independence flag came into use as a universal symbol of the protesting opposition in late 2011. The opposition wanted to distinguish themselves from the current Syrian government and preferred to use the flag used when Syria gained independence from France.
When civil war broke out in Syria in March 2011, the three-star flag was used by protesters against the Bashar al-Assad regime. Khaled Kamal, an official with the Syrian National Council, now believes that the flag also represents independence and the end of Bashar al-Assad’s government. Today, the flag is mainly used in areas controlled by the Syrian National Coalition. The use of the modified independence flag is similar to the Libyan rebels’ use of the pre-Gaddafi red-black-green-white Libyan flag from the Kingdom of Libya, as opposed to Muammar Gaddafi’s green flag.
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