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The following is a list of flags used in Syria.
| 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. |
| 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 Tawhid flag was used during the early days of the Syrian Transitional Government |
| 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 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1938–1939 | Flag of the independent Hatay State |
| 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. |
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. [1] |
 | 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. [1] [2] |
 | 1972–1980 | Presidential flag of Syria | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and black with the emblem of Federation of Arab Republics. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of the Jazira Region | |
 | ?–2024 | Flag of the Afrin Region |
| 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. [3] [4] |
 | 1945–2024 | Flag of Syrian Army | Green background with the coat of arms of the army in the middle of center. [3] [4] |
 | 1950–2024 | Flag of Syrian Navy | Blue background with the coat of arms of the navy in the middle of center. [3] [4] |
 | post-2007–2024 | Flag of Syrian Air Force | Turquoise background with their badge in the middle of the center. [3] [4] |
| Until 2024 | Flag of the National Defence Forces |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | post-2007–2024 | Flag of Syrian Air 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. [3] [4] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Flag of the Yazidis | Red and white vertical blocks with a yellow 24-pointed star. [5] |
| | ?–present | Flag used by Syrian Druze [6] [7] [8] | 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. |
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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. [9] |
 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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. [10] |
 | 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. [11] [12] |
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