The sun is formed of the three colors of red, yellow and green which represent the Kurdish flag.

The Kurdish flag: although federalism has worked for the Kurds, but it is not the answer for the rest of Iraq.

During a chaotic soccer match, some people raised Kurdish flags and the match turned into a political conflict.

In Qamishli, government military and police forces remained in their barracks and administration officials in the city allowed the Kurdish flag to be raised.

And under a government directive issued last week, no Kurdish flags may be displayed, only the flag of Turkey.

"I found ID's, which were written in Kurdish and had the Kurdish flag on them."

People celebrated by waving Kurdish flags, dancing and honking their horns as they drove along crowded roadways.

But Kurdish flags do not fly over buildings.

When entering northern Iraq today, "You are met by Kurdish flags, not Iraqi ones," he said.

Minibuses filled with voters and adorned with Kurdish flags sat nearby.