The flag of Iraq (Arabic: علم العراق Kurdish languages: الله اكبر) includes the three equal horizontal red, white, and black stripes of the Arab Liberation flag, with the phrase “God is the greatest” in Arabic and 'Allahu Akbar' written in Central Kurdish with Kufic script in the center. This basic tricolor has been in use since its adoption on 31 July 1963, with several changes to the green symbols in the central white stripes; the most recent version adopted on 22 January 2008 bears the takbīr rendered in dark green and removes the three green stars present since 1963. The northern autonomous provinces of Kurdistan Region emerged as an autonomous entity inside Iraq with its own local government and parliament. The Kurdistan Regional Government uses a separate flag known as the flag of Kurdistan which was adopted in 1992. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)