Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday raised the Iraqi flag over the newly-liberated city of Al-Qaim and Husaybah border crossing with Syria. According to a statement issued by al-Abadi ...
Haider al-Abadi (centre) waved an Iraqi national flag as he celebrated with troops in Mosul Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally declared victory over so-called Islamic State (IS ...
However, with the first Baathist coup in 1963, this flag was abandoned. Abdul-Karim Qasim’s regime (1958-1963) was profoundly sensitive to affirming Iraqi patriotism, which he wanted to ...