BAGHDAD – A new Iraq flag – stripped of the three green stars of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath party – was hoisted over the Iraqi Cabinet building Tuesday in a symbolic break with the past ...

The most recent Iraqi flag – a red, white, ... After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, some sought to change the flag as part of an effort to remove all public symbols of Hussein's legacy.

Ever noticed how so many Arab countries have flags with the same colors—red, black, white, and green? It’s not a coincidence.

Iraq’s U.S.-picked leaders have approved a new flag for the country, dumping the Saddam Hussein-era colors and slogan “God is great” and using symbols of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

It was supposed to be the perfect symbol for a new and unified Iraq: an Islamic crescent on a field of pure white, with two blue stripes representing the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and a third ...

Q: I hear the new Iraqi flag is modeled on the Israeli flag and has caused all sorts of controversy. What's up with that? A: Not exactly, but it almost happened. Back in 2004, the Iraqi ...

BAGHDAD -- A new Iraqi flag -- stripped of the three green stars of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath party -- was hoisted over the Iraqi Cabinet building Tuesday in a symbolic break with the past ...

Green flags and "old Iraqi" flags were waved. Green is simply the colour of Islam while the Iraqi flags in question have not been seen since before the last Gulf War. In 1991 Saddam Hussein re-drew ...