Riham H, a survivor of the Yezidi Genocide who was kidnapped at the age of 9, returned to her home in Sinjar following over 11 years in captivity, after she was found in Syria.

“She returns today to the embrace of her family after 11 years in captivity — to the arms of wounded Sinjar, which still bleeds from the wounds of genocide,”said Vian Dakhil, a Yezidi activist and the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Parliament.

ريهام حجي… عادت إلى الحياة من جديد

ريهام حجي، هذه الفتاة الإيزيدية البريئة التي اختُطفت وهي في التاسعة من عمرها، تعود اليوم إلى أحضان عائلتها بعد ١١ عاما من الاختطاف ، إلى حضن شنكال الجريحة التي لا تزال تنزف من جراح الإبادة.
ليس هناك خبرٌ أجمل من تحرير إحدى بناتنا

٢٥ تموز… pic.twitter.com/488k3NHzc6

— Vian Dakhil (@VianDakhil) July 25, 2025

“There is no news more beautiful than the liberation of one of our daughters.”

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