despite everything, amsha chose to remain in sinjar.ay, she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors. 0n the 3rd of august 2014, is militants invaded sinjar, homeland of the yazidi people. gunfire. the so—called islamic state regarded this religious minority as infidels, reserving for them their most brutal treatment. is militants took amsha and her brother from their car and took them to a nearby base. dog barks. for amsha, it was the start of 11 months of torture. during their occupation of sinjar, the so—called islamic state took over 6000 yazidis hostage, —— islamic state took over 6000 yazidis captive, forcing boys into training camps and girls and young women into slavery. five years on, amsha now lives back at home with her family. dogs bark. is militants might have gone from sinjar, but they are still taking lives. civilians are frequently killed or injured by explosive devices. three months ago, amsha started work as a de—miner, working with a british ngo, the mines advisory group. when amsha firstjoined mag

in sinjar, they would go on to commit a massacre, taking thousands of young women like amsha hostage.