The flag of Mandatory Iraq under British administration featured a black, white, and green horizontal triband with a red trapezoid at the hoist — the colours of the Arab Revolt that helped establish the state. The Kingdom of Iraq adopted this flag in 1924 as part of British-arranged governance under the Hashemite monarchy.
Iraq was a British mandate from 1920 to 1932 after World War I. The Union Jack represented British administrative authority. Iraq gained nominal independence in 1932.
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