Syrian Arab Navy

Last modified: 2020-07-31 by ian macdonald
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 30 November 2014

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Overview

Syrian Arab Navy (Arabic: البحرية العربية السورية‎), established in 1946. It is the smallest of the Syrian Armed Forces. It is under the Syrian Army's Latakia regional command with the fleet based in the ports of Baniyas, Latakia, Minat al Bayda, and Tartus.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Navy
Esteban Rivera, 29 November 2014

The Flag

Flag seen here.
Esteban Rivera, 29 November 2014

I noticed that Wikipedia images are incomplete. All flags have a motto over the branches' emblems. The motto is: "Watan, Sharaf, Ikhlas" (Homeland, Honour, Sincerity) in Kufi script.
Please see: http://sana.sy/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/729.jpg
Zoltan Horvath, 30 November 2014