Kurdish administration to adopt Syria's independence flag

The semi-autonomous Kurdish administration governing an enclave in northern Syria said on Thursday that it will adopt Syria's independence flag used by the opposition.

In a statement, the authority hailed the flag as a “symbol of this new stage” that “expresses the aspirations of the Syrian people towards freedom, dignity and national unity”.

It pledged to raise the flag "on all councils, institutions, administrations and facilities affiliated with the Autonomous Administration”.