In 1980, then-president Hafez al-Assad adopted the United Arab Republic’s red-white-black tricolour with two green five-pointed stars for the Syrian national flag. Each colour of the Assad flag ...

The current Syrian flag features horizontal stripes of red, white, and black from top to bottom, common colours to represent Arab unity. Two green stars adorn the middle white section ...

Standing on the balcony of the embassy, the men sang and clapped as they hoisted the green, red, black, and white flag amidst falling snow. The three-starred flag of the Syrian rebel groups has ...