Yazidi Woman Kidnapped by ISIS a Decade Ago Rescued in Gaza

Published on October 3, 2024

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 Wednesday 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. “In a complex operation coordinated between Israel, the United States, and other international actors, she was recently rescued in a secret mission from the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom Crossing,” the IDF said in a statement. “Upon her entry into Israel, she continued to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge Crossing and from there—returned to her family in Iraq.”...

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