Yazidi Woman Captured by ISIS Rescued in Gaza after a Decade in Captivity

(CNN) Nechirvan Mando - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that Fawzia Amin Sido, 21, was freed from Gaza where she had been held captive by Hamas for years after being trafficked by ISIS. Fawzia told CNN she had been returned to Iraq with the help of the U.S. She was initially kidnapped by ISIS as a child in 2014. She said life in Gaza was "unbearable." "Hamas constantly harassed me due to my Yazidi background," she said.


2024-10-06 00:00:00

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