Omar Adnan(ph), who sells car parts, says he will never give up the current Iraqi flag.

NPR: Flag Symbolizes Divisive Issue of Kurdish Autonomy

Above all, the Iraqi flag, in a region where flags matter mightily, flutters nowhere.

ECONOMIST: Iraqi Kurdistan

As a band played the Iraqi national anthem, officials lowered the old flag and hoisted a temporary one at a ceremony at Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office in Baghdad's Green Zone.

CNN: Couple, son killed during U.S. raid in Iraq

The Australian Army lowered its flag at Camp Terendak in the southern Iraqi city of Talil on Monday, turning over security responsibility for Muthanna and Dhi Qar provinces to U.S. forces.

CNN: Australia ends combat operations in Iraq

The Iraqi parliament has one year to agree on a permanent flag.

CNN: Couple, son killed during U.S. raid in Iraq

Mr. OMAR ADNAN (Car Part Salesman, Iraq): (Through translator) The Iraqi street might well revolt on this issue of changing the flag.

NPR: Flag Symbolizes Divisive Issue of Kurdish Autonomy