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Hundreds of former ISIS sex slaves have joined an all-female
battalion to launch a massive assault against their abusers in Iraq.
The Yazidi women – who call themselves the 'Force of the Sun Ladies' –
have taken up arms in the quest for revenge but also to preserve the
future of their race.
They are among around 2,000 captives who have escaped their terrorist
tormentors who subjected them to horrific torture and rape and massacred
thousands of their loved ones after storming their villages in the
summer of 2014.
Now, driven by a collective desire for vengeance, the battalion is
preparing for an offensive on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul where many
were exchanged by militants to serve as their sex slaves.
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Capt Khatoon Khider, a member of the Sun Ladies, told media: 'Whenever a war wages, our women end up as the victims.
'Now we are defending ourselves from the evil. We are defending all the minorities in the region. We will do whatever is asked of us.'
She is among more than 100 Yazidi women who have trained with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces which are preparing to attack Mosul, with another 500 waiting to follow suit.
'Now we are defending ourselves from the evil. We are defending all the minorities in the region. We will do whatever is asked of us.'
She is among more than 100 Yazidi women who have trained with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces which are preparing to attack Mosul, with another 500 waiting to follow suit.
Around 5,000 Yazidi men and women were captured by the militants, but
some 2,000 have managed to escape or been smuggled out of ISIS
self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq and Syria.
But the United Nations says ISIS is still holding an estimated 3,500 people captive in Iraq, the majority women and girls from the Yazidi community.
But the United Nations says ISIS is still holding an estimated 3,500 people captive in Iraq, the majority women and girls from the Yazidi community.
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Surivivors have recounted horrendous stories of sexual abuse and torture.
One Yazidi mother, who gave birth while being held as a sex slave, told how she was not allowed to feed her newborn son.
One Yazidi mother, who gave birth while being held as a sex slave, told how she was not allowed to feed her newborn son.
Her captor then beheaded the boy when he cried.
ISIS militants consider the Yazidis to be devil-worshippers. The
ancient Yazidi faith blends elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism and
Islam.
Most of the Yazidi population, numbering around half a million, are displaced in camps in Iraq's Kurdistan.
Last month, director of the U.N. human rights office in Iraq, Francesco Motta, said the militant group is seeking to 'destroy part or the whole of the Yazidi people', Daily Mail reported.
Most of the Yazidi population, numbering around half a million, are displaced in camps in Iraq's Kurdistan.
Last month, director of the U.N. human rights office in Iraq, Francesco Motta, said the militant group is seeking to 'destroy part or the whole of the Yazidi people', Daily Mail reported.
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