Shingal – Eight Ezidi women and children escaped this morning from ISIS terrorists, an ezidiPress correspondent has confirmed. The women and children were kidnapped in Shingal region by ISIS in the beginning of August 2014 and later brought to Tal Afar where they were being held captive for nearly nine months.
The kidnapped individuals from Gohbel, Kojo and Dohola eventually fled from Tal Afar, one of the remaining ISIS strongholds in Iraq where dozens of other kidnapped Ezidis are reportedly still located at. Detailed circumstances of the eight Ezidis´ escape are unknown, it is stated that they have been released with the help of Arab middlemen.
The women and children are in safety now, their state of health is said to be stable.
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