abstract:The national flag of Algeria (Arabic: علم الجزائر, Berber: Acenyal n Dzayer) consists of two equal vertical bars, green and white, charged in the center with a red star and crescent. The white color represents peace; the green, the beauty of nature; the red, the blood of those killed fighting for independence in the Algerian War (1954 to 1962) and the star and crescent represent Islam.
According to an AFP source in Riyadh, in these brigades, under the flagof Al-Qaeda, are citizens ofAlgeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and also Chechyna.