Now the traumatized 12-year-old Yazidi boy has an opportunity to find refuge in Canada, where he has family. She was looking for Yazidi children left behind after coalition forces drove ISIS militants from their stronghold in Baghouz a month earlier. Zainal, a 12-year-old Yazidi boy, was severely malnourished when he was found wounded and alone in Syria in 2019. (Road to Peace)Shortly after Zainal was found, abandoned by his captors, the boy was reunited with his older brother Ahmed, who has remained by his side. - Sally Becker, Road To Peace founderBecker says Zainal doesn't appear to remember his other siblings, which is common for Yazidis abducted as children.

Source: CBC News August 03, 2020 21:33 UTC