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Around 300 Swedes or Swedish residents joined Daesh in Syria and Iraq, mostly in 2013 and 2014.

Swedish woman jailed for keeping Yazidi slaves in Syria

  • Accused of keeping Yazidi women and children as slaves at her home in Syria in 2015, Lina Ishaq was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
By AFP ·
Dutchwoman gets 10 years for enslaving Yazidi

Dutchwoman gets 10 years for enslaving Yazidi

By AFP ·
A view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (AP)

Dutch woman accused of enslaving Yazidi women while part of Daesh goes on trial

By Reuters ·
Yazidi woman, 21, freed from Gaza in US-led operation

Yazidi woman, 21, freed from Gaza in US-led operation

By Reuters ·
Sweden charges woman with genocide, crimes against humanity in Syria

Sweden charges woman with genocide, crimes against humanity in Syria

By AP ·
Special Yazidi genocide survivors in Iraq recall horrors of Daesh’s siege of Kocho

Yazidi genocide survivors in Iraq recall horrors of Daesh’s siege of Kocho

By Jonathan Gornall ·
Decade after Daesh horrors, Iraq’s Sinjar remains in ruins

Decade after Daesh horrors, Iraq’s Sinjar remains in ruins

By AFP ·
Special Yazidi survivors of 2014 Daesh atrocities in Iraq speak of coping with trauma, struggle to find justice

Yazidi survivors of 2014 Daesh atrocities in Iraq speak of coping with trauma, struggle to find justice

By Nadia Al-Faour ·
New video series aims to preserve heritage of Yazidi community persecuted by Daesh 

New video series aims to preserve heritage of Yazidi community persecuted by Daesh 

By Iain Akerman ·
German woman jailed for enslaving Yazidi woman

German woman jailed for enslaving Yazidi woman

By AFP ·
Defendant Jennifer W. arrives in a courtroom for her trial in Munich, Germany, Oct. 25, 2021. (File/AP)

German woman risks tougher sentence over Yazidi girl’s death

By AP ·
UN: More than 200,000 Yazidis still displaced in Iraq

UN: More than 200,000 Yazidis still displaced in Iraq

By AFP ·
‘Conflict, destruction’ prevent return to Iraq’s Yazidi heartland: NGO

‘Conflict, destruction’ prevent return to Iraq’s Yazidi heartland: NGO

By AFP ·

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