Triangular Marking
regarding this so-called ‘new’ Iraqi ’roundel’…
It amazes me what a ‘little’ western influence and Wiki-mania can do. There has been no visual confirmation of this ‘new’ roundel anywhere – this is to me, simply no more than ‘fan-boy’ artwork posted as the truth. Taking into account that the stars have been removed from the flag (Ba’athist influence yes – pre-dating Saddam – intended to symbolize pan-Arab unity with the UAR) and the catch-22 involved in trying to remove the ‘God is Great’ slogan – which was instituted by Saddam, there is no reason whatsoever to discard the original air force emblem (which IIRC has been discussed here previously) who’s central figure simply meant ‘army’.
That same triangular marking dates back to at least the 1930s.
Yes, indeed, the triangular marking does have a pedigree long predating Saddam. See further clarification I received from John Cochrane regarding the Iraqi flag. Not sure if I would go so far as to attribute the stars to Ba’athist influence, but I do agree on your other points. I welcome any disagreement or clarification that might further elucidate this matter for me.
Hi Greg,
Just a note on the Iraq flag. With the formation of the United Arab Republic in 1958 the basic red, white and black flag was used with the addition of a number of green stars. As the ‘mother nation’, Egypt had no stars. Flags were then adopted in order of joining. Yemen, first had one star, Syria, 2nd had 2, Iraq 3rd got 3. The UAR didn’t last long but flags remained the same.
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