The White Shroud

The White Shroud is a Sunni Syrian resistance movement established in 2014 to fight the occupation of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Deir ez-Zor Governorate. It claimed responsibility for assassinations of ISIL militants and commanders, and is trying to expand its presence in the area of Deir ez-Zor. The organisation lost many of its fighters in an ISIL assault on Abu Kamal in April 2014.[1]

The White Shroud
Al-Kafn Al-Abyad
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active2014 – Unknown[1]
IdeologySunni Islam[1]
Group(s)
  • Liwa al-Mujahid Omar al-Mukhtar
  • Liwa al-Qadisiya al-Islamiya
HeadquartersAbu Kamal
Area of operationsDeir ez-Zor Governorate[1]
SizeSeveral Dozen[2]
Part ofAuthenticity and Development Front
Opponent(s) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1]
Battles and war(s)Syrian Civil War

See also
  • List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War

References
  1. "The White Shroud: A Syrian Resistance Movement to the Islamic State". 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. http://www.aymennjawad.org/15533/the-white-shroud-a-syrian-resistance-movement-to
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