Symbols of North and East Syria

A number of different symbols have been used to represent the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), commonly known as Rojava. The Autonomous Administration adopted an official emblem in December 2018. The emblem consists of the words "Autonomous Administration" in Arabic, surrounded by seven red stars representing the regions of northeast Syria, as well as a branch of olives and spike of wheat, two crops grown in the region. Surrounding all of the symbols is the words "Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria" written in Arabic, Kurmanji, Syriac, and Turkish, the languages spoken in the region. The blue and yellow semicircles the whole emblem is put upon represents the Euphrates river and the "permanent spring" of the region.^[1] A flag with the Autonomous Administration's emblem on a white field is also used occasionally to represent the Administration itself.^[2][3]

Emblem of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Armiger	Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
Adopted	2018
Motto	Arabic: الإدارة الذاتية الديمقراطية لإقليم شمال وشرق سوريا Kurdish: Rêveberiya Xweseriya Demokratîk a Herêma Bakur û Rojhilatê Sûriyê Classical Syriac: ܡܕܒܪܢܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܝܬ݂ܝܬܳܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܐܛܝܬܳܐ ܠܩܠܝܡܳܐ ܕܓܪܒܝܳܐ ܘ ܡܕܢܚܳܐ ܕܣܘܪܝܰܐ Turkish: Kuzey ve Doğu Suriye Demokratik Özerk Yönetimi Bölgesi (Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria)

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] The green, yellow and red colors are traditionally associated with Kurdish people, for example in the modern Flag of Kurdistan.^[5][6][7] A horizontal tricolor with blue, yellow, and red is used by the Syriac Union Party and its military wing in areas with a significant Syriac-Assyrian presence.^[8]

DAANES has used the national flag of Syria since 12 December 2024 and the fall of the Assad regime.^[9]

Symbols used by the Autonomous Administration

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  DAANES has recognized and flown the Syrian independence flag since 12 December 2024.^[10][11][9]
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  Flag used by Autonomous Administration authorities since 2018, consisting of the Administration's emblem superimposed on a plain white background.
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  Official emblem of the Autonomous Administration since 2018.
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  Seal of the Syrian Democratic Council.
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  Flag of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the official defense force of the Autonomous Administration.

Formerly used

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  Flag used by DAANES diplomatic offices in Europe until 2018.^[12][13]
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  De facto emblem of Rojava until 2018.

Other symbols commonly used in North and East Syria

The Rojava tricolor flying at a YPG checkpoint in Afrin, 2012.

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  The Tricolor flag of TEV-DEM, adopted circa 2012, commonly used by Kurds in Syria and widely regarded as a de facto symbol of the administration.
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  Tricolor used by the Syriac Union Party representing Syriac-Assyrian people in North and East Syria.^[8]
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  The Kurdish flag used by Kurdish parties such as the Kurdish National Alliance in Syria.
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  The Assyrian flag used by the Syriac Military Council, the Khabur Guards and Nattoreh among others.^[14][15]

Symbols of sub-regions

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  Flag of the Afrin Region.^[16]
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  Seal of the Euphrates Region.^[17]
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  Flag of the Jazira Region.

See also

• Aramean-Syriac flag