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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) [g] is a Kurdish-led [13] [105] [106] coalition of U.S.-backed left-wing [107] [108] ethnic militias and rebel groups, and serves as the official military wing of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES; also unofficially known as Rojava).
One of the most commonly used flags, especially in Kurdish-majority areas, is the tricolor flag that was adopted by the Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM), a prominent democratic confederalist organization in the region. [4]
During the Syrian civil war, the Syrian opposition, represented by the Syrian National Council, then by the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces [36] (commonly named the Syrian National Coalition) used a modified version of the independence flag first used in 1932 with a 2:3 aspect ratio.
Flag of Syrian Army: Green background with the coat of arms of the army in the middle of center. [4] [5] 1950–2024: Flag of Syrian Navy: Blue background with the coat of arms of the navy in the middle of center. [4] [5] post-2007–2024: Flag of Syrian Air Force: Turquoise background with their badge in the middle of the center. [4] [5] Link ...
On 12 December, DAANES announced that it had adopted the flag of the Syrian revolution as the official flag of Syria. [158] Despite the collapse of the Assad regime, Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA fighters in northern Syria launched an offensive against SDF forces. [159] [160] On 9 December, SNA fighters captured the city of Manbij. [161]
SDF-controlled territory (green), Turkish-occupied Afrin (red) in October 2018 The People's Defense Units (YPG), [a] also called People's Protection Units, is a libertarian socialist [4] US-backed [5] [6] Kurdish militant group in Syria and the primary component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
When Turkey launched an invasion of north-eastern Syria, the Northern Democratic Brigade announced that it would fight with the rest of the SDF against the Turkish-led forces. [37] The unit consequently fought at Ras al-Ayn and Tell Abyad. In late 2020, the group was among the forces defending Ayn Issa from the Turkish military and Syrian ...
During Syria's union with Egypt in the United Arab Republic (UAR) between 1958 and 1961, the pan-Arab Eagle of Saladin was used as the basis of the coat of arms. Though Syria withdrew from the union in 1961, Egypt continued to use the official name, flag, and coat of arms of the UAR until 1971.