• EXTERNAL SECURITY PROBLEMS AND POLICIES
• Security Interests Outside the Maghrib
• Security Problems with Neighboring States
• Strategic Perspectives
• DOMESTIC SECURITY CONCERNS
• Islamic Opposition
• Berber Separatism
• THE MILITARY HERITAGE
• The Military and Boumediene
• THE ARMED FORCES
• Army
• Air Force
• Navy
• Uniforms, Ranks, and Insignia
• Personnel and Recruitment
• Conditions of Service
• THE DEFENSE BURDEN
• FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE
• INTERNAL SECURITY
• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Sûreté Nationale
• Intelligence Agencies
• Criminal Justice System
• Prison Conditions

NOTE: The information regarding Algeria on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies and the CIA World Factbook. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Algeria National Security information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Algeria National Security should be addressed to the Library of Congress and the CIA.