ISIS escapee: 'Men would come to buy girls to rape them'

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Islamic State militants are carrying out "systematic rape and sexual violence" against Yazidi women, according to a Human Rights Watch report released on Wednesday.

The horrifying stories provided by survivors — some as young as 12 — detail the brutal and systematic tactics of sexual violence carried out by ISIS militants against the minority religious group.

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"ISIS forces have committed organized rape, sexual assault and other horrific crimes against [Yazidi] women and girls," said Liesl Gerntholtz, women’s rights director, said in a statement released with the report. "Those fortunate enough to have escaped need to be treated for the unimaginable trauma they endured." Read more...

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