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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flag of the Syrian opposition canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11148896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Syrian opposition Context triple: [Flag of Syria, hasAlternativeVersion, Flag of the Syrian opposition]
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A.
Flag of Syria
The Flag of Syria is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black with two green stars, symbolizing Arab unity and used as the national flag of the Syrian Arab Republic.
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B.
Hezbollah flag
The Hezbollah flag is the official banner of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist political and militant organization Hezbollah, featuring stylized Arabic script, a raised rifle, and religious-political symbolism associated with its resistance ideology.
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C.
Flag of Lebanon
The Flag of Lebanon is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red featuring a green cedar tree in the center, symbolizing peace, immortality, and the country's iconic cedar forests.
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D.
Flag of Kurdistan
The Flag of Kurdistan is the national symbol of the Kurdish people, featuring red, white, and green horizontal stripes with a central golden sun emblem representing Kurdish identity and aspirations for autonomy.
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E.
Flag of Palestine
The Flag of Palestine is a tricolor banner of black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, symbolizing Palestinian nationalism and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flag of the Syrian opposition Target entity description: 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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A.
Flag of Syria
The Flag of Syria is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and black with two green stars, symbolizing Arab unity and used as the national flag of the Syrian Arab Republic.
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B.
Hezbollah flag
The Hezbollah flag is the official banner of the Lebanese Shiite Islamist political and militant organization Hezbollah, featuring stylized Arabic script, a raised rifle, and religious-political symbolism associated with its resistance ideology.
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C.
Flag of Lebanon
The Flag of Lebanon is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and red featuring a green cedar tree in the center, symbolizing peace, immortality, and the country's iconic cedar forests.
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D.
Flag of Kurdistan
The Flag of Kurdistan is the national symbol of the Kurdish people, featuring red, white, and green horizontal stripes with a central golden sun emblem representing Kurdish identity and aspirations for autonomy.
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E.
Flag of Palestine
The Flag of Palestine is a tricolor banner of black, white, and green horizontal stripes with a red triangle at the hoist, symbolizing Palestinian nationalism and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| 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
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Arabic: علم الثورة السورية ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Syrian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Syrian Arab Republic flag under Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Assad
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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
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freedom ⓘ rejection of Ba'athist rule ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| usedAs |
protest symbol
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symbol of resistance against the Assad government ⓘ symbol of the Syrian revolution ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Free Syrian Army
NERFINISHED
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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
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demonstrations against Bashar al-Assad ⓘ online activism related to the Syrian revolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of the Syrian opposition Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.