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Iraq Flag Description:

Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with three green five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; the phrase ALLAHU AKBAR (God is Great) in green Arabic script - Allahu to the right of the middle star and Akbar to the left of the middle star - was added in January 1991 during the Persian Gulf crisis; similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script, Yemen, which has a plain white band, and that of Egypt which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band; design is based upon the Arab Liberation colors.

Iraq Flag Information:

The Iraq Flag is not yet officially adopted although a new flag was proposed in April 2004. The proposed New Iraq flag is a modified version of that one which introduced on January 14, 1991. The flag of Iraq is consists of three equal horizontal stripes of red which is located at the top, white, and black. The red color stand for courage, the white stands for generosity, black recalls the many triumphs of Islam, and green is symbolic of the Islam religion. In the center of the white horizontal line there are three green five-pointed stars. The phrase Allahu Akbar which means God is great; in green Arabic script was added in the year of 1991, in the middle of three stars.