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Yazidi Woman Documents Captivity, Reunites with Brother

3/8/2026

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Amera, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in 2014.
She was separated from her brother Ali during the assault on their village.
Now 22, she wrote letters to Ali during eight months of captivity documenting the atrocities.
She escaped in 2015.
She relocated to Australia after living in refugee camps.

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Story summary

Amera, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in 2014.
She was separated from her brother Ali during the assault on their village.
Now 22, she wrote letters to Ali during eight months of captivity documenting the atrocities.
She escaped in 2015.
She relocated to Australia after living in refugee camps.