Back الرايات البيضاء Arabic Белыя сцягі Byelorussian ئاڵا سپییەکان CKB پرچم‌سفیدها Persian 백기단 Korean Alên Spî Kurdish سپین بیرغونه Pashto/Pushto Bandeiras Brancas Portuguese Белые флаги (группировка) Russian Sufyaniyyun Swedish
| White Flags | |
|---|---|
| Kurdish: ئاڵا سپییەکان | |
.jpg) Variant flag of the White Flags[1] | |
| Leaders |
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| Dates of operation | 2017–2018 |
| Headquarters | Tuz Khurmatu |
| Active regions | Northern Iraq |
| Size | 500–1,000[5] |
| Part of |  Ansar al-Islam (Iraqi gov. claim)[3] |
| Allies |  Islamic State |
| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Iraq[8] |
The White Flags (Kurdish: ئاڵا سپییەکان, romanized: Alên Spî), also known as Sufyaniyyun (Kurdish: سوفیانیون, romanized: Sufyanîyûn),[9][10] was an alleged Kurdish militant group in Iraq, and an offshoot of Ansar al-Islam, based in the disputed territories of northern Iraq.[11] Their first purported appearance was during the Battle of Kirkuk in October 2017, when the federal government regained control of disputed territories which were taken by the Kurdistan Regional Government.[12][13]
- ^ "بالصور... هنا يختبى السفيانيون في العراق!!".
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- ^ a b Suadad al-Salhy (14 December 2017). "Kurdish militant group re-emerges in northern Iraq under new name". Arab News. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Iraq to launch security operation against White Banners group, but who are they?". english.alarabiya.net. 4 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
meewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wladimir van Wilgenburg (9 February 2018). "Coordination between Kurdish and Iraqi forces for anti-Jihadist operations in Tuz Khurmato". The Region. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Purpose, Task &. "A 'post-ISIS insurgency' is gaining steam in Iraq". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ ""الرايات البيضاء" تخلف "السوداء": بغداد تتحدى "الإرهاب" مجدّداً". الأخبار. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "من هم السفيانيون؟". مركز بيت العراق للدراسات الإستراتيجية (in Arabic). 2017-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ تقي, يقول حسين (2 December 2017). "من هم السفيانيون و جماعات الرايات البيضاء التي بدأت تظهر في مناطق كركوك؟ – صوت كوردستان" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "White Banners Movement Ignites War of Words Among Iraqi Factions". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "No surrender: 'White Flags' group rises as new threat in northern Iraq". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
- ^ "After ISIS black flags, Iraq faces 'White Banners' threat | Mamoon Alabbasi". AW. Retrieved 2021-12-27.