and is a modified version of the independence flag first used in 1932 when Syria gained independence from France. The Syrian opposition favoured the flag to represent independence from the Assad ...

When Syria gained its independence from France in 1946, the three-starred flag was formally incorporated and later enshrined in Syria’s constitution. The flag was dropped when Syria joined Egypt ...

and other potential explosives were found in the French Quarter region of the city. Later Wednesday, FBI special agent Alethea Duncan told reporters the ISIS flag was hanging from the trailer ...