The White Shroud

The White Shroud
Al-Kafn Al-Abyad
Dates of operation2014 – Unknown
Group(s)
  • Liwa al-Mujahid Omar al-Mukhtar
  • Liwa al-Qadisiya al-Islamiya
HeadquartersAbu Kamal
Active regionsDeir ez-Zor Governorate
IdeologySunni Islam
SizeSeveral Dozen
Part ofAuthenticity and Development Front
Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The White Shroud was 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 built a 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.