French IS member convicted of genocide for atrocities against Yazidis
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A French Islamic State member, Sabri Essid, was convicted in absentia by a Paris court of genocide and crimes against humanity for atrocities against Yazidis in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2016. The case centered on evidence from Yazidi women who were enslaved by Essid, detailing sexual violence and systematic abuse. Essid participated in an organized system of killing, raping, and enslaving Yazidis, a religious minority group. The court heard evidence of a market for Yazidi slaves, including young children, facilitated through online IS groups. The Yazidi genocide began in 2014 with a massacre in the Sinjar mountains, leading to the enslavement of thousands. Essid is the stepbrother of French terrorist Mohamed Merah.
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