Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday raised the Iraqi flag over the newly-liberated city of Al-Qaim and Husaybah border crossing with Syria. According to a statement issued by al-Abadi ...

However, with the first Baathist coup in 1963, this flag was abandoned. Abdul-Karim Qasim’s regime (1958-1963) was profoundly sensitive to affirming Iraqi patriotism, which he wanted to ...

An Iraqi border police captain also showed Reuters news agency photos of the Iraqi flag flying at the crossing, saying that it was "officially under the full control of the Iraqi government".

Haider al-Abadi (centre) waved an Iraqi national flag as he celebrated with troops in Mosul Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally declared victory over so-called Islamic State (IS ...