Since gaining independence from France in 1946, Syria has used a number of different flags, all featuring the pan-Arab colors of green, black, white, and red. Initially a green, white and black triband charged with three red five-pointed stars, known as the "independence flag", was used. In Ba'athist Syria, this was replaced by the flag of the United Arab Republic with red, white and black tribands with either two or three green stars or charged with the national coat of arms. Following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024, the "independence flag" once again began to be used within the country[1][2][3] by the Syrian parliament[4] and the Syrian transitional government,[5][6] and at Syrian embassies abroad.[7][8][9],As a result of the Syrian Civil War, two flags have been used to represent Syria since 2011, used by different factions in the war.[3] The Assad-led government of the Syrian Arab Republic led by the Ba'ath Party used the red-white-black tricolour originally used by the United Arab Republic, while Syrian opposition factions such as the Syrian National Coalition use the green-white-black tricolour known as the “Independence flag”, first used by First Syrian Republic.
