Missing Yezidis
The Yezidi Genocide that began in August 2014 included a vast number of constitutive elements of the crime of genocide. One of the most shocking elements of the crimes committed by ISIS has been the abduction and torturous enslavement of 6417 Yezidi women and children. Now, more than eight years later, more than 2693 (1262 female, 1431 male) Yezidis remain unaccounted for. FYF and other partners are pressing the international community to establish a formal, coordinated effort to identify and rescue those Yezidis who remain missing.
+2,693
Number of Missing Yezidis
Suspected Locations of Missing Yezidis
- Mosul, Ninewa
- 600 in Al Hol Camp
- 200 in Al-Feren Prison (underground prison controlled
by SDF) in Malikiya sub-district, Qamishli district,
Al-Hasakah governorate - Unknown number in Al-Omar Oil Field in Mayadin district,
Der ez-Zor governorate - 200 in ISIS controlled underground base in Palmyra
sub-district, Homs governorate - 100 in Sidnaya prison, Mizza in Damascus governorate
- Other suspected locations of Yezidis in Syria: Idlib,
Jarabulus, Aleppo, AR Raqqa city, Baghuz city,
and Der ez-Zour.
- Ankara
- Istanbul
FYF is investigating the credibility of these locations.
Suspected Locations of Missing Yezidis
- Mosul, Ninewa
- 600 in Al Hol Camp
- 200 in Al-Feren Prison (underground prison controlled
by SDF) in Malikiya sub-district, Qamishli district,
Al-Hasakah governorate - Unknown number in Al-Omar Oil Field in Mayadin district,
Der ez-Zor governorate - 200 in ISIS controlled underground base in Palmyra
sub-district, Homs governorate - 100 in Sidnaya prison, Mizza in Damascus governorate
- Other suspected locations of Yezidis in Syria: Idlib,
Jarabulus, Aleppo, AR Raqqa city, Baghuz city,
and Der ez-Zour.
- Ankara
- Istanbul
FYF is investigating the credibility of these locations.
