authorities have lit up the famous Azadi Tower at the heart of Tehran with several flags, except for the two countries closest to Iran in the region; Iraq and Lebanon. As soon as pictures of the ...

Al-Sadr encouraged demonstrators to burn Israeli and American flags during the "peaceful but angry" protests, stressing the importance of only raising Palestinian and Iraqi flags.

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An illustrative image of the Syrian and Iraqi flags. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) In wake of the end of Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the leaders of Iraq and Syria held an important phone call.

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: Iraq's Younis Mohmoud (L) and Nashat Akram are wrapped in the Iraqi flag after their team defeated South Korea during their semi-final match at the Bukit Jalil stadium in ...