ISIS, which considers them devil-worshippers, killed and abducted thousands of Yazidis in its attack on their Mount Sinjar heartland
. It held sway over huge areas of Iraq and Syria until 2017 when it was driven out by U.S.-led coalition forces.
Almost 3,000 Yazidi women and children are still missing, added Murad, herself a survivor of sexual slavery by ISIS. She was sold as a sex slave twice to ISIS men who abused her and was punished when she attempted to escape. She contemplated suicide. “I had no idea where my mother was, was she dead?” said Ronia, 16, who was freed last year when her final owner allowed her to leave during a ceasefire.
“There is neglect from the international community and on the local level also toward survivors who are living in dire conditions.”
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