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Yazidi Woman Rescued After Decade, Reunites with Family

2/16/2025

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A Yazidi woman, held captive by ISIS for over a decade, has finally been rescued and joyfully reunited with her family in Duhok. This heartwarming moment comes as efforts persist to locate the remaining captives, with 3,585 individuals freed and 2,590 still unaccounted for since the harrowing 2014 assault on Sinjar, Iraq.

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Story summary

A Yazidi woman, held captive by ISIS for over a decade, has finally been rescued and joyfully reunited with her family in Duhok. This heartwarming moment comes as efforts persist to locate the remaining captives, with 3,585 individuals freed and 2,590 still unaccounted for since the harrowing 2014 assault on Sinjar, Iraq.