White Flags

White Flags
White Flags
Kurdish: ئاڵا سپییەکان
	; Top: official flag of the White Flags; Bottom: variant flag of the White Flags
Leaders	Hiwa Chor; Khaled al-Moradi; Ahmed Hokoma; Assi al-Qawali (POW);
Dates of operation	2017—present
Headquarters	Tuz Khurmatu
Active regions	Northern Iraq Kirkuk Governorate; Saladin Governorate; Diyala Governorate;
Part of	Ansar al-Islam (Iraqi gov. claim)
Allies	Islamic State;
Opponents	Iraq Kurdistan Region; Iran; CJTF-OIR
Battles and wars	War on Terror War in Iraq (2013–2017); Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present); American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021);
Designated as a terrorist group by	Iraq

The White Flags, (Kurdish: ئاڵا سپییەکان) also known as Sufyaniyyun, are a militant Kurdish Islamonationalist group which are an offshoot of Ansar al-Islam. They are based in the disputed territories of northern Iraq opposed to the Iraqi government. Their appearance was first noted during the Battle of Kirkuk in October 2017, when the Jambur oil facility was secured by Iraqi forces in October 2017 as the federal government regained control of disputed territories which were taken by the Kurdish Regional Government.

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