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Why are Syrian rebels using a new flag? The hidden meaning
2024-12-17 18:30:45 / BOTA
A week ago, the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) took control of the Syrian capital, toppling the oppressive Assad family regime after nearly six decades of rule.
As the rebels celebrated their victory, they raised another flag to represent the beginning of a new rule.
The flag of the Syrian Arab Republic led by Bashar al Assad of the Ba'ath Party is divided into three horizontal stripes.
The red represents the bloodshed in the Syrian revolution, the white is for peace and the black symbolizes the oppression of the Arabs.
The green stars in the middle represent Syria and Egypt, the two founding states of the United Arab Republic.
This was a short-lived state that included Egypt and Syria starting in 1958. But it ended in 1961 when a military coup reestablished Syria as an independent country.
How is the 'new' flag different?
Opposition groups chose a flag to distinguish themselves from the Assad government and its military state.
The design revives the so-called "independence" flag, which was flown during Syria's war for independence from France.
The red bar has been replaced by green.
Instead of two stars, there are three, which represent the three main districts of Syria: Aleppo, Damascus and Deir al-Zor.
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