08.12.2024 15:30
After the opposition overthrew Bashar al-Assad in Syria following 13 years of civil war, the country's flag was changed. Following this development, the official logo of the Syrian National Team was also updated. The update featured two noticeable changes similar to those in the flag.
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With the fall of the 61-year Ba'ath regime after 13 years of civil war, the flag of Syria changed. Following these developments, the Syrian National Team also officially updated its logo.
2 CHANGES WERE MADE
The old logo featured a dominant red eagle symbol with two green stars. With the logo update, the number of stars increased to three, and it was transformed into red. Additionally, the color of the eagle symbol was updated to green.
Here is the old and new logo;
SHARE FROM THE NATIONAL TEAM CAPTAIN
On the other hand, the captain of the Syrian National Team, Omar Al Somah, celebrated the fall of the Assad regime in a post on his Instagram account.
Here is that post;
FLAG CHANGE IN SYRIA
Since 2011, as a result of the Syrian Civil War, there are at least two flags used by different groups in the war to represent Syria. The current government of the Syrian Arab Republic, led by the Ba'ath Party, initially used the three colors red, white, and black, which were used by the United Arab Republic, while Syrian opposition groups like the Syrian National Coalition use the three colors green, white, and black.
THE 2-STAR SYRIAN FLAG UNDER ASSAD'S ADMINISTRATION
The flag under Assad's administration was adopted in 1958 to represent Syria as part of the United Arab Republic and was used until 1961. It was readopted in 1980. Since its initial adoption, variations of the red, white, and black flag have been used in various Arab unions that Syria was part of, along with Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Iraq.
Although Syria is not part of any Arab state union, the United Arab Republic flag was reselected to show Syria's commitment to Arab unity.
The use of the flag has become controversial as it is often associated with the Ba'ath Party and represents the loyalist side of the Bashar Assad government in the Syrian Civil War.
The Syrian flag is defined in Article 6 of the Syrian Constitution. The first paragraph of the article states:
"The flag of the Syrian Arab Republic consists of three colors: red, white, and black, and each has two green stars with five points. The flag is rectangular, equivalent to two-thirds of its length. It is divided into three rectangles of the same size and the same length as the flag. The top is red, the middle is white, and the bottom is black. There are two green stars in the center of the white rectangle."
THE 3-STAR FLAG USED BY THE OPPOSITION
The green, white, black, and red flag is the first flag of the Syrian Arab Republic and was used for the shortest period from 1961 to 1963. It is also the flag of the Syrian Opposition during the ongoing Syrian Civil War.
During the ongoing civil war, the Syrian opposition represented by the Syrian National Council later used a modified version of the 1932 independence flag with a 2:3 aspect ratio, which was adopted by the Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces National Coalition.
The modified independence flag began to be used as a universal symbol of the protesting opposition in late 2011. The opposition wanted to distinguish themselves from the current Syrian government and preferred to use the flag that was used when Syria gained independence from France.
With the outbreak of the civil war in March 2011 in Syria, those participating in protests against the Bashar Assad regime used this 3-star flag.
Halid Kamal, an official from the Syrian National Council, now believes that this flag also represents independence and the end of the Bashar Assad government.
Today, the flag is primarily used in areas controlled by the Syrian National Coalition. The use of the modified independence flag is similar to the Libyan rebels using the pre-Gaddafi red-black-green-white Libyan flag against Muammar Gaddafi's green flag during the period of the Libyan Kingdom.
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