Original Item: Only One Available. During the Gulf War in 1990–91, Syria cooperated with the United States as a member of the multinational coalition of forces. The U.S. and Syria also consulted closely on the Taif Accord, ending the civil war in Lebanon.

The Gulf War refers to a 1990–1991 armed campaign that was waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: Operation Desert Shield, which marked the military buildup from August 1990 to January 1991; and Operation Desert Storm, which began with the aerial bombing campaign against Iraq on 17 January 1991 and came to a close with the American-led Liberation of Kuwait on 28 February 1991.

As a result of the Syrian Civil War since 2011, there are at least two flags used to represent Syria, used by different factions in the war. The incumbent government of the Syrian Arab Republic led by the Ba'ath Party uses the red-white-black tricolor originally used by the United Arab Republic, while Syrian opposition factions such as the Syrian National Coalition use the green-white-black tricolor known as the ''Independence flag'', first used by Mandatory Syria.

The current flag was first adopted in 1958 to represent Syria as part of the United Arab Republic, and was used until 1961. It was re-adopted in 1980. Since its first adoption, variations of the red-white-black flag have been used in various Arab Unions of Syria with Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, and Iraq. Although Syria is not part of any Arab state union, the flag of the United Arab Republic was readopted to show Syria's commitment to Arab unity. The usage of the flag has become disputed because it is often associated with the Ba'ath Party and has come to represent parties loyal to Bashar al-Assad's government in the Syrian civil war.

The Syrian flag is described in Article 6 of the Syrian Constitution. The first paragraph of the Article states:

The flag of the Syrian Arab Republic consists of three colors: red, white and black, with two green stars, of five angles each. The flag is rectangular, with its width measuring two-thirds of its length. It is divided into three rectangles of identical dimensions and have the same length as the flag. The upper one is red, the middle being white and the bottom one is black, with the two green stars in the middle of the white rectangle.

— 1st Paragraph of Article 6 of the Syrian Constitution

The flag is based on the Arab Liberation Flag, which had four colors – black, green, white and red – representing four major dynasties of Arab history: Abbasids, Faṭimids, Umayyads, and Hashimites.

Meaning of the Colors:
Red: The Hashemite dynasty, bloody struggle for freedom
White: The Umayyad dynasty, bright and peaceful future.
Green: The Fatimid dynasty, the stars representing Egypt and Syria.
Black: The Abbasid dynasty, strong rule.

The flag itself is in good condition but there is quite a bit of staining and color runs throughout. There is no significant damage present and the only markings that can be found is the English writing located on the hoist side of the flag;

13TH SYRIAN PARA-COMMANDO-BATTALION 15 DEC, 1990 - 27 FEB, 1991
SAUDI-IRAQI-BORDER
OPERATION - DESERT - SHIELD - DESERT - STORM

This is a lovely flag and comes more than ready for display.