Al-Khansaa Brigade

The Al-Khansaa Brigade (Arabic: لواء الخنساء) was an all-women police or religious enforcement unit of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), operating in its de facto capital of Raqqa and Mosul.

Al-Khansaa Brigade
لواء الخنساء
LeadersFatiha el-Mejjati
Dates of operationFebruary 2014– present
Active regionsIslamic State
Size60 (2014)
Part of Islamic State
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