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The following is a list of flags used in Syria.

National flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1920	Flag of the Arab Kingdom of Syria	Tricolor consisting of black, green and white stripes with a red triangle and a seven-pointed star. 1:2 ratio.
	1920–1922	Flag of the Mandate of Syria	Sky blue field charged with a crescent moon at its centre and the flag of France in the upper hoist
	1922–1930	Flag of the Syrian Federation (1922–1925) and the State of Syria (1925–1930)	Green, white, green triband with the flag of France in the upper hoist
	1930–1958	Flag of the First Syrian Republic (1930–1950) and the Second Syrian Republic	Tricolor consisting of green, white and black stripes with three red stars in the centre white stripe. 1:2 ratio.
	1958–1961	Flag of the United Arab Republic	Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with two green stars in the centre white stripe representing the union of Syria and Egypt. 2:3 ratio.
	1961–1963	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic	Reversion to 1930 design.
	1963–1972	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic	Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with three green stars in the centre white stripe. 1:2 ratio.
	1972–1980	Flag of Syria in the Federation of Arab Republics	Tricolor consisting of red, white and black stripes with a golden Hawk of Quraish in the centre white stripe. 2:3 ratio. Flag shared with Egypt and Libya.
	1980–2024	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic	Reversion to 1958 design.
	2024–present	Flag of the Syrian Arab Republic	Reversion to 1930 design but with 2:3 ratio.

Additional flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1963–2024	Flag of the Ba'ath Party	A black, white and green triband with a red triangle at the hoist
	2024	Alongside the independence flag, a white flag displaying the Tawhid was used during the early days of the Syrian Transitional Government and it's military

States during French mandatory rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1920–1925	Flag of the State of Aleppo
	1920–1925	Flag of the State of Damascus
	1920–1936	Flag of the Alawite State
	1921–1924	Flag of the Jabal Druze State
	1924–1936	Flag of the Jabal Druze State
	1921–1936	Civil flag of the Jabal Druze State

Hatay state

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1938–1939	Flag of the independent Hatay State

Government flags

Royal flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1920	Royal flag of Syria	A horizontal tricolour of black, dark green and white with a crown to the right on the center and a red triangle flipped with a white 8-pointed star inside.

Presidential flags

Since 1980, Syria has not had a presidential flag.

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1941–1958, 1961–1963	Presidential flag of Syria	A horizontal tricolour of dark green, white and black with 3 red stars.
	1958–1961	Presidential flag of the United Arab Republic	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with 2 dark green stars. The coloured emblem of the United Arab Republic is at the top-left hoist.
	1963–1972	Presidential flag of Syria	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with 3 dark green stars.
	1972–1980	Presidential flag of Syria	A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with the emblem of Federation of Arab Republics.

Administrative flags

Administrative Divisions of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Jazira Region
	?–2024	Flag of the Afrin Region

Military flags

Ba'athist-era

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1980–2024	Flag of the Chief of the General Staff
	1980–2024	Flag of the Ministry of Defense
	1946–2024	Flag of Syrian Arab Armed Forces	Flag of Syria with the Coat of Arms of the Syrian Armed Forces in the top left hand corner. Across the top the flag says "Homeland Honor Devotion" (وطن شرف إخلاص), and "Syrian Arab Army" (الجيش العربي السوري) across the bottom.
	1945–2024	Flag of Syrian Army	Green background with the coat of arms of the army in the middle of center.
	1950–2024	Flag of Syrian Navy	Blue background with the coat of arms of the navy in the middle of center.
	post-2007–2024	Flag of Syrian Air Force	Turquoise background with their badge in the middle of the center.
Link to file	Until 2024	Flag of the National Defence Forces

Ensigns

Ba'athist-era

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1980–2024	Flag of Syrian Air Defence Force Ensign	Air force blue background with the Syrian flag to the top left hoist and the roundel of the air force at the middle of the center.

Ethnic groups flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	?–present	Flag of the Yazidis	Red and white vertical blocks with a yellow 24-pointed star.
	?–present	Flag used by Syrian Druze	Five stripes of green, red, yellow, blue, white.
	?–present	Flags used by Syrian Turkmens	Two-part, vertically divided field of azure or turquoise and white, with red crescent and star resembling that of Turkey.
	?–present
	?–present
	?–present

Historical flags

Arab Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	661–750	Flag of The Umayyad Caliphate	A White Field.
	750–940	Flag of The Abbasid Caliphate	A Simple Black Field.

Seljuk Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1055–1148	Flag of the Seljuk Empire

Crusader States

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1098–1144	Flag of the County of Edessa
	1098–1268	Flag of the Principality of Antioch
	1102–1289	Flag of the Seljuk Empire

Ayyubid Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1174–1260	Flag of The Ayyubids	A Golden Field.
	1174–1260	Reconstruction of Saladin's personal standard	A Golden Field with a crimson double-headed eagle in the center.

Mamluk Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1260–1516	Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate
	1260–1516	Flag of The Mamluk Sultanate (Variant)

Ottoman Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1516–1793	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	Red field with a green disc in the center and three golden crescent moons inside the disc.
	1793–1844	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	A red field with a white crescent moon and an eight-pointed star.
	1844–1918	Flag of the Ottoman Empire	A red field with a white crescent moon and a five-pointed star.

French Rule

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1916-1946	Flag of The French Third Republic, the French State and the Provisional Government of the French Republic	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2).
	1942-1944	Flag of Free France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine.

Organizations flags

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Flag	Date	Use	Description
Pro-Assad
	2013–present	Flag of Sootoro	White background with the logo in the middle of center.
	2011–present	Flag of Syrian Resistance	Red background with their insignia in the middle of center.
	2012–present	Ceremonial flag of Liwa Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas
	2014–present	Flag of the Liwa Fatemiyoun
Anti-Assad
	2013–Present	Flag of the Sultan Murad Brigade	A red background with golden Arabic text with a golden line separating two lines.
	2014–Present	Flag of the Sham Legion	White background with the logo in the middle of center.
	2015–Present	Flag of Ajnad al-Kavkaz
	2017–Present	Flag of Tahrir al-Sham
	?–present	Flag of the National Front for Liberation
	2012–Present	Flag of Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
	?–present	Flag of Imam Bukhari Jamaat
	?–present	Flag of Ahrar al-Sham
	2013–present	Alternate flag of the 21st Combined Force
		Former flag of the 21st Combined Force
	2013–present	Flag of the al-Moutasem Brigade
	2015—present	Flag of the Northern Division
Anti-Assad (Former)
	2014–2018	Flag of Harakat Sham al-Islam	Black background with a bent line with the crescent joint, under them is the shahada text with another Arabic text at the bottom.
	early 2012–2015	Flag of Liwaa al-Umma	Black background with the shahada text with a sword at the bottom of it with another Arabic text on the bottom of it.
	2014–2015	Flag of the Hazzm Movement	White background with the text shahada with two swords merged and one green Arabic text at the bottom.
	2013–2014	Administration flag of the Islamic Front	White background with the shahada text on top, then the logo on black at the bottom.
	2013–2014	War flag of the Islamic Front	Black background with the shahda text on top, then the logo at the bottom.
	2012–2015	Flag of the Knights of Justice Brigade	White background with red Arabic text on the top and bottom with a horse's head mixed with the old Syrian flag.
	2013–2017	Flag of Ajnad al-Sham
	2014–2017	Flag of Jund al-Aqsa
	2014–2015	Flag of the Unified Military Command of Eastern Ghouta
	2015‒2017	A variant of the Syrian opposition flag used by Liwa Ahfad Saladin	rectangular flag divided horizontally into three stripes: green at the top, white in the middle, and black at the bottom. Centered on the white stripe are three red symbols spaced side by side: on the left is a cross, in the middle is a Kurdish Sun, and on the right is a crescent.
	2014‒2015	Flag of the Syrian Revolutionary Command Council

Kurdish and pro-Kurdish organizations

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	10 October 2015–present	Flag of the Syrian Democratic Forces
	2011–present	Flag of the People's Defense Units
	2011–present	Flag of the YPG International
	April 2013–present	Flag of the Women's Protection Units
	2003–present	Flag of the Democratic Union Party
	2011–present	Flag of the Movement for a Democratic Society
	?–present	Flag of the Al-Sanadid Forces
	?–present	Flag of the Seljuk Brigade
	2014–2018	Flag of Liwa Thuwar al-Raqqa
	2013–present	Flag of the Syriac Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Syriac Military Council
	2019–present	Flag of the Martyr Nubar Ozanyan Brigade
	2019–present	Flag of the Martyr Nubar Ozanyan Brigade
	?–present	Flag of the Manbij Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Euphrates Liberation Brigade
	?–present	Flag of the Al-Bab Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Jarabulus Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Deir ez-Zor Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Serê Kaniyê Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Tal Abyad Military Council
	?–present	Flag of the Asayish
	?–present	Flag of the Self-Defense Forces (NES regions)
	?–present	Flag of the People's Defence Forces
	?–present	Flag of the Free Women's Units
	2014–2015	Flag of the People's Liberation Faction
	?–present	Flag of the International Freedom Battalion
	2005–present	Flag of the Kurdistan Workers' Party
	?–present	Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Communist Party (Turkey)
	?–present	Flag of the Communist Party of Turkey/Marxist–Leninist
	?–present	Flag of the Liberation Army of the Workers and Peasants of Turkey
	?–present	Flag of the Maoist Communist Party (Turkey)
	?–present	Flag of the United Freedom Forces
	?–present	Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit
	?–present	Flag of the Revolutionary Communard Party
	?–present	Flag of Türkiye Devrim Partisi
	?–present	Flag of Sosyal İsyan
	?–present	Flag of Kadın Özgürlük Gücü
	?–2017	Flag of Devrimci Karargâh
	2014–present	Flag of the Marxist–Leninist Party (Communist Reconstruction)
	?–present	Flag of the Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist
	?–present	Flag of the Revolutionary Communard Party/Birli
	?–present	Flag of the Revolutionary Union for Internationalist Solidarity
	?–2018	Flag of the International Revolutionary People's Guerrilla Forces
	?–2018	Flag of the Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army
	?–present	Flag of the Bob Crow Brigade
	2017–present	Flag of the Anarchist Struggle
	?–present	Flag of the Henri Krasucki Brigade

Political parties flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1986–present	Flag of Syrian Communist Party	Red background with the communist symbol.
	2013–2024	Flag of Arab Nationalist Guard	Black background with the emblem colors switched.
	1947–present	Flag of Ba'ath Party	Black, white and green horizontal rectangles with a red flipped triangle to the left hoist.
	2017–present	Flag of Democratic Union Party	White background with their emblem.
	1932–present	Flag of Syrian Social Nationalist Party	Black background with their logo.
	2015–present	Flag of Turkistan Islamic Party	Black background with the shahada text and Arabic text at the bottom.
	2000–2005	Flag of Bethnahrin Freedom Party	Blue background with a 32-pointed yellow star and wheats crossed below it, below the wheats are Syriac Aramaic text and the text "GHB". On the top left hoist is a red shooting star.

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