A 21-year-old Yazidi woman kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq in 2014 has been rescued from Gaza. The woman was rescued through a covert operation by Iraq, Israel, Jordan and the United States.
IS in Iran and Syria When the group invaded, the Yazidi minority was enslaved and many were killed.
This girl, who was an 11-year-old girl at that time, was I.S. He was captured by the group and later deported to Gaza.
Iraqi Foreign Ministry chief Silwan Sinjari said the woman was rescued after a four-month effort. He also said that the operation was carried out with the cooperation of the United States and Jordan.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said last Thursday that the girl returned to Iraq and was handed over to her family. The ministry also mentioned that the woman’s captor was recently killed and managed to escape.
Iraq had been in contact with this woman for several months and she was rescued after informing the US about it. It should be noted that Iraq and Israel do not have any diplomatic relations.
