Where are the missing Yazidis? Thousands still held captive after ISIS attacks

Jerusalem Post - 31/03
After a decade of ISIS terrorism on the Yazidis in Iraq, a global network of activists, survivors, and volunteers continue their efforts to locate those still missing.

After over a decade of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorism on Iraq's Yazidi minority, a global network of activists, survivors, and volunteers continue their efforts to locate and rescue thousands of missing women and girls, the New York Times reported.

In August 2014, ISIS terrorists committed a genocide in the Sinjar area of Iraq, home to the Yazidi community. More than 3,000 Yazidis were killed, and over 6,800 were abducted during that time, according to estimates from multiple sources, including the United Nations and Yazidi advocacy organizations.

Today, despite the territorial defeat of ISIS, nearly 3,000 Yazidis are...
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