Flag of the Syrian opposition
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The Flag of the Syrian opposition is a tricolor banner of green, white, and black with three red stars, widely used as a symbol of resistance against the Assad government and support for the Syrian revolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national flag variant
ⓘ
political flag ⓘ symbol of protest ⓘ |
| adoptedByOpposition | 2011 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Syrian independence flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
revolution flag of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Syrian revolution of 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Flag of the Syrian Republic (1932–1958) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | current official flag of the Syrian Arab Republic (red-white-black with two green stars) ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| design | horizontal tricolor of green, white, and black ⓘ |
| feature | three red stars in the central white stripe ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | flag of the French Mandate-era Syrian Republic ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Arabic: علم الاستقلال السوري
ⓘ
Arabic: علم الثورة السورية ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Syrian Arab Republic flag under Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Assad
ⓘ
pro-revolution ⓘ |
| starArrangement | three five-pointed stars aligned horizontally ⓘ |
| starColor | red ⓘ |
| starCount | 3 ⓘ |
| status | unofficial flag of Syria ⓘ |
| stripeOrderTopToBottom |
black
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity with pre-Ba'ath Syrian Republic
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ rejection of Ba'athist rule ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| usedAs |
protest symbol
ⓘ
symbol of resistance against the Assad government ⓘ symbol of the Syrian revolution ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free Syrian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Interim Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian National Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian revolution supporters ⓘ some local councils in opposition-held areas ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Syrian diaspora protests
ⓘ
demonstrations against Bashar al-Assad ⓘ online activism related to the Syrian revolution ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.