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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

“Nothing is more agonizing and frustrating to the Yezidi community than waiting and wondering about the missing. We are realistic, and we know that not every missing Yezidi is still alive. But for those who are still suffering slavery and abuse every day, the international community must make a serious, coordinated rescue effort. We are calling for an ‘Amber Alert’ for our missing Yezidis. This year FYF’s top priority, seven years since the Yezidi Genocide began, is: Bring Back Our Women & Girls."

Pari Ibrahim

Founder & Executive Director

Suspected Locations of Missing Yezidis

Iraq
  • Mosul, Ninewa
Syria
  • 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.
Turkey
  • Ankara
  • Istanbul
FYF is investigating the credibility of these locations.

Suspected Locations of Missing Yezidis

Iraq
  • Mosul, Ninewa
Syria
  • 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.
Turkey
  • Ankara
  • Istanbul
FYF is investigating the credibility of these locations.

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