White Shroud is a guerrilla warfare group of approximately 300 men that attacks Islamic State (IS) fighters in Albukamal (Deir al-Zor province in Syria), which is an IS stronghold. The group relies on guerrilla warfare tactics and claimed to have killed more than 100 IS fighters. According to the group leader, Abu Aboud (not real name), the name White Shroud is a reference to the death shroud that waits IS fighters responsible for crimes against the Syrian people. Groups similar in objectives and tactics have become active in Syria, such as the “Phantom Brigade”, “The Brigade of the Angel of Death” and Tawhid Squadrons. Hence the name “white shroud” is also often used to explain the low profile attacks of these groups rather than an organised group.Centre of OperationsWhite Shroud groups operate in the Deir al-Zor province in Syria (Iraqi border):
Al-Kafn Al-Abyad (White Shroud)
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