Flag of Iraq - Flag Proposals, 2008

Flag Proposals, 2008

Despite the compromise in 2004, opposition to the flag persisted from Kurdish groups. In January 2008, a new design was proposed, removing the three green stars, instead placing a green eight pointed star around a yellow circle in the middle of the Takbir, which is written in the Kufic script and prized as a Mesopotamian Arabic style, having originated in Iraq.

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