Flag of Ba'athist Iraq

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The version of the flag of the United Arab Republic used in Iraq, commonly known as the flag of Ba'athist Iraq, flag of Saddam's Iraq, and in modern times as the flag of Iraqi Sunni Arabs, was the national flag of Iraq from 1963 until 2008, originally intended for the admission of Iraq into Gamal Abdel Nasser's United Arab Republic by the ruling Arab Socialist Union party. Following the coup in July 1968, the flag would continue to be used during the rule of the Iraqi regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The flag is most strongly associated with the rule of President Saddam Hussein as it was the flag of the nation during major conflicts of Cold War Iraqi history such as the Iran–Iraq War and the Gulf War. A modified version of the flag remained in use after the Gulf War, with a version said to contain Saddam's handwriting being used up until the American invasion of Iraq. The flag was based on the design of the Flag of Egypt that was originally introduced by Gamal Abdel Nasser...

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