File:Flag of Islamic State of Iraq.svg

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Attention: In the Federal Republic of Germany, the Organisation "Islamic State" has been banned by the Ministry of the Interior. The usage of this image for non-educational purposes is forbidden in Germany. For more information see
Achtung: In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland ist die Organisation Islamischer Staat (IS/ISIS) verboten. Es ist in Deutschland verboten, Kennzeichen des "Islamischen Staates" öffentlich, in einer Versammlung oder in Schriften, Ton– oder Bildträgern, Abbildungen oder Darstellungen, die verbreitet werden können oder zur Verbreitung bestimmt sind, zu verwenden. Zuwiderhandlung ist strafbar nach §86a StGB. Für weitere Informationen siehe

Summary

DescriptionFlag of Islamic State of Iraq.svg	Variant of the jihadist black flag. This particular version is used by the "Islamic State of Iraq" and by al-Shabaab in Somalia. It shows the shahada in an arrangement that includes the image of the historical "seal of Muhammad" (more precisely, the "seal" design is based on a 1980s facsimile of Ottoman era copies of letters written and sealed by Muhammad, in which the copyists had manually inked the seal impression; the jihadist flags seen in press photographs do not show the seal as circular but in a slightly irregular shape that faithfully mimicks one particular such specimen; see w:seal of Muhammad for details). Also note that the representation of this seal formerly uploaded to commons but since deleted is merely a graphist's "fictionalisation" of what the seal might have looked like; the actual artefact on exhibit as the "seal of Muhammad" in Istanbul is rectangular)
Date	15 October 2006
Source	svg image based on press photographs (original 2007 upload apparently based on a picture of the "Official website of Islamic State of Iraq" which can not now be traced; press photographs showing this flag first appear in early 2006).
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author
Other versions	Version with aspect ratio 3:4 Flag used by by "Al-Shabaab", "al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula", "al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" and "Boko Haram" Variant flag used by "Al-Shabaab", "al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula", "al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb" and "Boko Haram"
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This flag was created with Inkscape, or with something else.

Licensing

This logo image consists only of simple geometric shapes or text. It does not meet the threshold of originality needed for copyright protection, and is therefore in the public domain. Although it is free of copyright restrictions, this image may still be subject to other restrictions. See WP:PD § Fonts and typefaces or Template talk:PD-textlogo for more information.

Legal disclaimer
This image shows (or resembles) a symbol of Islamic terrorism, such as al-Qaeda or the "Islamic State", which has been banned by Germany, Austria, China, Russia and other countries.

The usage of this image for non-educational purposes is forbidden in Germany, Austria and China.

In Germany, the applicable law is Strafgesetzbuch section 86a (see Strafgesetzbuch Paragraph 86a in German). See the ban here (in German). In China, the applicable law is Counter-terrorism Law of the People's Republic of China. In Russia, the applicable law is Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:27, 16 January 2019	1,000 × 1,000 (15 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Aligned "svg" image scale (1000x1000) to page size (1000x1000). No other changes.
	17:32, 16 January 2019	1,000 × 1,000 (15 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Further "svg" code reduction.
	17:21, 16 January 2019	1,000 × 1,000 (16 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Higher svg resolution from same file: resized by "Inkscape". Same proportion: 1:1. Optimized: reduced code. No other changes.
	21:54, 8 November 2014	750 × 750 (28 KB)	TRAJAN 117	Fixed Arabic calligraphy in white seal.
	20:35, 19 May 2008	750 × 750 (12 KB)	Zscout370	Fixing some errors
	16:59, 23 June 2007	750 × 750 (7 KB)	Zmichaelz~commonswiki	{{Information \|Description= Flag of Islamic State of Iraq . \|Source= Official website of Islamic State of Iraq . \|Date= 15/10/2006 \|Author= ISI \|Permission= \|other_versions= \|License= {{PD-Flag}} }}