For one Iraqi man, it took 13 years, 7,474 miles, help from a family member, a trip to an isolated field and a rusty can to reclaim a treasured part of his life - an American flag.

Iraqi lawmakers approved a new flag Tuesday, defusing a long-simmering dispute with the country's northern Kurds, who had refused to fly the national banner because of its connection to Saddam ...

After nearly nine years of war in Iraq, a subdued flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad on Thursday marked the official end of one of the longest U.S. military missions in American history.

Iraq's US-appointed Governing Council has modified the new national flag after criticism that it looked too much like Israel's. Like the version announced on Monday, it is white with a blue crescent ...

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 ...

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.

B A G H D A D, Iraq, April 10 -- It took Cpl. Edward Chin just seconds to hang an American flag on the head of Saddam Hussein's statue in central Baghdad, but it's a move that's likely to be ...