File talk:Wall painting in military base in Iraq close to Iranian border, probably showing emblem of 6th border brigade of Iraq, 2008.jpg

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Likely it was made during the Saddam regime because of the flag of Iraq being the flag used during the Saddam regime. InTheRevolution2 (talk) 03:42, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's an insignia for an Iraqi border unit. Across the bottom it says "6th Border Brigade" (لواء الحدود السادس). In the banner under the AK/Sword crossover it says "Iraq's Border" (حدود العراق). Then the other words are Steadfastness (صمود), Vigilance (يقظة), and Redemption (فداء).
Don't know about dates, but I'd be inclined to agree with InTheRevolution2 on the flag looking Ba'athist, although it could also be from the post-Ba'ath period (the stars were kept for a while, and often the more handwritten style of the takbir was pretty common (especially in examples like this, were it's likely be hand written by whoever drew the mural, as opposed to being done from a stencil). MrPenguin20 (talk) 00:11, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I have been trying to find out a translation for years now. This image was taken near the Iraq Iran border in October 2008. The base was abandoned and in in dis-use. Articseahorse (talk) 19:44, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No problem! Sounds like it's from the Ba'athist era then! MrPenguin20 (talk) 11:37, 17 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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