Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday announced the liberation of kidnapped Yezidi girl Fawzia Amin Sido, who, according to media reports, was located in Gaza.

She was reportedly released through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Intelligence Service, in coordination with the U.S. embassies in Baghdad and Amman, and the Jordanian authorities.

“The kidnapped girl, who is 21 years old and comes from the Al-Qahtaniyah district (in Sinjar), was kidnapped by members of the ISIS terrorist organization and was transferred to several countries before her liberation yesterday, with the direct supervision of Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in cooperation with the concerned authorities,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

“Good news that a captive Yezidi girl was liberated from Gaza after 10 years of being enslaved by ISIS and their affiliates,” Murad Ismael, Co-founder and President of Sinjar Academy, posted on X.

“There are still thousands of Yezidi girls and women who remain captive and they have been moved to many countries. I do hope the Middle East one day moves out of this black hole of wars, persecutions, and suffering. I do hope a day will come when everyone can live free without fear.”

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“She was kidnapped at age 11,” the Free Yezidi Foundation, a Yezidi rights organization, said in a post on X. “Yezidi women and girls remain enslaved by ISIS and extremists throughout the Middle East – more than 2,600 remain unaccounted for.”

The girl was handed over to her family this evening after her return to Iraq.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said “that it will make every effort to ensure the liberation of all kidnapped girls, whether Yezidis or other components who were transferred outside Iraq. It also seeks to seriously contribute to the national effort aimed at rehabilitation and integration into society, and bringing the perpetrators to justice.”

Yezidi activists have previously criticized the lack of international efforts to liberate kidnapped Yezidi women.