Author: Marta Bellingreri, Sinjar province, Iraq

Ten years ago, Islamic State (IS) committed atrocities in Iraq’s Sinjar province, displacing and killing thousands of Yazidis. A ceremony was held at the mass grave near the Yazidi genocide memorial to honor the victims of this genocide, including 111 elderly women. Shiren Ibrahim Ahmed, a survivor of IS enslavement, shared her harrowing story of captivity and loss. Despite the horrors she faced, she now works to support other female survivors through trauma. The Yazidi community still grapples with the aftermath of the genocide, with many missing persons yet to be identified or laid to rest. Despite international recognition and…