- During the day, Ekot was able to tell that Yazidi former slaves at IS in a unique and secret operation could be reunited with the children they gave birth to during the captivity.
- The women have both the Yazidi community and their own families against them. The children are Muslims, their fathers were Muslims, they can never become Yazidis, they say, they are IS children, children of murderers.
- Mothers have been fighting for the right to their children for 1.5 years. At the reunion, the children scream in despair when they are to be separated from the preschool teachers at the orphanage in Syria, they no longer have any memories of their mothers.
During the day, Ekot was able to tell that Yazidi former slaves at IS in a unique and secret operation could be reunited with the children they gave birth to during captivity. The children are not accepted by the Yazidi community, the women were forced to leave them, but the stubborn and determined mothers have been fighting for the right to their children for over 1.5 years.
Swedish Radio can now exclusively with the New York Times and The Guardian tell about the reunification that took place on the border between Syria and Iraq.
Mothers and children are now in sheltered housing somewhere in Iraq and now the young women, who have survived unimaginable horrors during their time as sex slaves with IS, will try to repair the relationship with their children.
A mother rushes forward to her daughter falls to her knees and cries uncontrollably, of relief, joy, sorrow over the lost years, all fails when she finally gets to see her girl.
The daughter sits in horror in a brown armchair and watches this strange woman crying, hugging and kissing. The daughter has no memories of her mother. Like several of the other children, she screams when she is to be separated from the preschool teachers at the orphanage in Syria.
At the same time, they have both the Yazidi community and their own families against it. The children are Muslims, their fathers were Muslims, they can never become Yazidis, they say, they are IS children, children of the murderers who killed Yazidis in genocide.
– Our children have no guilt, and I hope that my own mother will understand me, but my resident has said that if I get there we will kill your child, says a young mother.
Source: ICELAND NEWS