Forced to eat babies: Yazidi woman recalls horrific experience in ISIS captivity

A young Yazidi woman, Fawzia Sido, has made shocking revelations of her horrific captivity under ISIS. She and other prisoners were forced to eat baby meat.

Sido was taken from her home when she was just 11 years old during the Islamic State’s attack on her hometown of Sinjar, Iraq in 2014.

While speaking to The Sun, Sido said that they were given a meal consisting rice and meat after days of starvation. The fighters did not inform them that the meat was from babies until they ate. “We were so hungry, we just ate,” she said, recalling the horrifying moment they realised the truth.



"They cooked rice and meat for us, and we ate despite the strange taste because we were so hungry. Afterwards, we all felt sick. Then, the IS fighters revealed their horrific act," Sido said.

Sido was one among the thousands of Yazidi women and children kidnapped by ISIS. Many of them were sold into slavery and forced into inhumane conditions. Her time in captivity ended after years of of violence and exploitation.

She was released from Gaza following a secret mission by Israel, the US and Iraq. According to Reuters, the rescue involved close cooperation between Israel's military and the US Embassy. Sido’s captor was reportedly killed during the conflict in Gaza, allowing her to escape.


She was then sent to Kerem Shalom Crossing into Israel, before travelling to Jordan and finally reuniting with her family in Iraq.

Sido's lawyer, Zemfira Dlovani, told The Sun that while she is now safe, the trauma of her decade-long captivity remains severe. She can only remember a fraction of her experiences due to the psychological scars inflicted by ISIS.

Since the 2014 Yazidi genocide, more than 3,500 Yazidis have been rescued or freed, but around 2,600 are still missing, with ongoing efforts to locate and rescue the remaining victims.