Al Salam 313 is a political organization and criminal gang of conservative Shia Iraqis in Western Europe.
Salam 313 has members in Central and North Europe and is based on the ideology of the Iraqi Shia militia Sarāyā al-Salām (former Mahdi Army).
The white dove refers to the militia of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Seraya al-Salam.
[4] The gang is also seen in the context of Middle East family clans, involved in crime in Germany.
The North Rhine-Westphalian state office of criminal investigation (LKA) saw no reason to put the merger on a par with "Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs", like "Hells Angels" and "Bandidos".