 The flag combines the basic layout and colors from the flag of the Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis.The light blue represents the sky and the sea, as well as the Issa Somalis, green represents the everlasting green of the earth, as well as the Afars, white represents the colour of peace and the red star represents the unity and the blood shed by the martyrs of independence.Before the establishment of the French Somaliland, the flag of the Sultanate of Tajoura was the only ensign used in the territory.