Yazidi Woman Kidnapped by ISIS a Decade Ago Rescued in Gaza

More than 2,600 Yazidi women and girls captured by ISIS remain missing today.
Yazidi Woman Kidnapped by ISIS a Decade Ago Rescued in Gaza
Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community gather for humanitarian aid at Nowruz camp, in Derike, Syria, on Aug. 12, 2014. AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed
Bill Pan
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A young Yazidi woman, kidnapped by ISIS terrorists at the age of 11 from her home in Iraq, has been rescued in Gaza in an operation involving the United States and several other countries.

The rescue and safe return of 21-year-old Fawzia Amin Sido was announced separately on Oct. 3 by officials from Israel and Iraq. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), her captor was likely killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, allowing her to escape and hide in the besieged enclave.