Yazidi Genocide: More than 5,000 killed, 6,371 abducted

The numbers include only those who have been identified while the fate of many other Yazidi citizens who are still missing remains unclear.

The Office of the Rescued Yazidi Prisoners announced the balance sheet of the genocidal attacks carried out by ISIS against the Yazidi people on August 3, 2014.

Based on the identified data, the Office shared the number of Yazidi citizens who were massacred and those whose aftermath could not be clarified.

Those murdered and orphaned

According to the Office's data:

Over five thousand Yazidi citizens were massacred.

2,745 children became orphans.

96 mass graves have been identified so far.

Those abducted and rescued

6,317 Yazidis were abducted, including 3,448 men and 2,869 women.

A total of 3,558 Yazidi citizens were rescued from ISIS. These included 1,211 women, 339 men, 1,047 girls and 961 boys.

Mass graves and those unaccounted for

According to the shared data, 274 people who were captured, massacred and buried in mass graves by ISIS were identified and had their remains handed over to their families. These included 237 men and 37 women.

On the other hand, 2,558 people were reported killed but remain unaccounted for. These included 1,225 women and 1,333 men.

The Office of the Rescued Yazidi Prisoners emphasized that these numbers include only those who have been identified, while the fate of many other Yazidi citizens who are still missing remains unclear.