Meriem Bouattoura (17 January 1938 – 8 June 1960), nicknamed Yasmina, was a freedom fighter of the war of Algeria.

[1][2] Bouatoura comes from a rich family that cultivated land of the Machu Banou Ifren of N'Gaous.

Subsequently, Fatima Bensamra, Houria Mostefai, Malika Kharchi and Meriem Bouatoura joined the French resistance movement during World War II, thus forming one of the first groups for the armed struggle composed of high school girls; his sister Leila helped them too.

In December 1956, Meriem Bouatoura joined the maquis without notifying her family, but she did do so later by sending a letter to her father.

Thus, they formed the first group composed of Ziza Massika, Meriem Bouatoura, Samia Keraguel, Malika Kharchi, Fatima Bensamra, Houria Mostefai, Khadra Bellami, Aicha Guenifi, Kheira Zerouki, Zoubida Zerrouk, Yamina Cherrad, Leila Moussaoui by Jijel and Samia Maiza.