abstract:The red and white flag of Tunisia, adopted as national flag in 1959, was in origin the naval ensign of the kingdom of Tunis, adopted in 1831 by Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud. The current official design dates to 1999.
In the meantime, the dreaded black Salafi standard is increasingly seen flying in the country, while the red and white official flagofTunisia is often forcibly removed by the same zealous activists.
According to an AFP source in Riyadh, in these brigades, under the flagof Al-Qaeda, are citizens of Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and also Chechyna.