 | This article needs to be updated. (April 2022) |
| Al-Khansaa Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء الخنساء | |
 Official emblem of the Al-Khansaa Media Brigade | |
| Leaders | Fatiha el-Mejjati[1][2] |
| Dates of operation | February 2014[3]– Present (Largely inactive since 2019) |
| Active regions | Islamic State |
| Size | 60[3] (2014) |
| Part of |  Islamic State |
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.[4]
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