A video has resurfaced on the social media platform, which shows a Yazidi woman burning her burqa. The video is going viral across social media platforms. In the video, the woman shared her ordeal. Israa, a 20-year-old Yazidi woman, is now finding solace in a refugee camp as the brutal reign of the Islamic State (IS) nears its end. Surrounded by supportive female Kurdish troops, she finally managed a smile as she removed her burqa and set it alight, symbolizing her liberation from the horrors she endured.When IS swept across northern Iraq in 2014, they specifically targeted the Yazidi community. They declared the Yazidis an apostate sect, brutally killing the men and taking boys to be trained as child soldiers. An estimated 6,500 women and children were captured and sold into sex slavery. Younger children were sold for as little as £400 to couples unable to have children.Ancient faith misunderstoodYazidism is an ancient religion combining elements of Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Mithraism. Since the late 16th century, the Yazidis have faced accusations of devil worship. Fanatical IS supporters used these accusations to justify their heinous acts of rape, murder, and torture against the Yazidis.What does Yazidi woman sayShe stated, I didnt want to wear it, but they wouldnt let me take it off. They said everyone was wearing it. Every time I was alone, Id take it off. Theyd say, Dont go outside like this. Dont appear around men like this.Watch the video here:Yezidi woman burning lsIamic Niqab after she escaped from lsIamic state.She was kidnapped and raped.She refused to convert to lsIam and burned this lsIamic slavery Niqab.7000 Yezidis were kidnapped.10,000 were killed for refusing conversion to lsIam.2704 are still missing. pic.twitter.com/vbPSOQ6vbn— Azat Alsalem (@AzzatAlsaalem) October 21, 2023Desperate escape from last IS strongholdEarlier, tens of thousands of civilians and surrendering fighters have fled the last IS stronghold. The scenes described by evacuees are harrowing, likening the situation to a horror film with massacres occurring. Kurdish-led forces are extracting people from the final pockets of IS-held territory around Baghouz, near the Syria-Iraq border. Despite the retreat, diehard IS fighters remain, preparing for a bloody last stand.This is how lSlS terrorists separated Yezidis women and children from men:This is how lSlS terrorists separated Yezidis women and children from men after they refused to convert to lsIam!10K Men and boys above 14 yrs old were killed in mass graves.7K women were kidnapped and raped.10 yrs passed and still 2703 are missing.pic.twitter.com/GNzFlNwuN1— Azat Alsalem (@AzzatAlsaalem) April 27, 2024Final battle against ISThe US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with the Kurds playing a major role, are fiercely battling to drive IS out of Baghouz, the last territorial stronghold of IS. After pausing their assault to allow civilians to flee, the SDF resumed their offense with airstrikes and artillery bombardments, capturing around 3,000 jihadist fighters. Despite a series of thwarted suicide attacks by IS, the SDF continues to make progress.Rise and fall of ISAt its peak in 2014, IS controlled approximately one-third of Syria and Iraq, an area four times the size of the UK. Their leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared himself caliph of all Muslims. However, by 2017, IS had suffered major defeats, losing key cities like Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria. Now, in Baghouz, their reign is confined to just a few square miles of farmland.
