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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...