a nine-year-old girl is pregnant after suffering horrific sexual abuse at the hands of isis militants in northern iraq , aid workers report . the yazidi girl has recently been released after nearly a year as a prisoner in the islamic state , where women and young girls from the religious minority are known to be kept as ` sex slaves ' . bayern munich had to make do without four important first-team stars as pep guardiola 's side attempted to overturn a 3-1 deficit against porto on tuesday night . injured quartet franck ribery , mehdi benatia , david alaba and arjen robben were forced to watch on from the sidelines as the german giants bid to reach the champions league semi-finals . however , the absence of robben and co appeared to make no difference as bayern raced into a 5-0 lead at half-time before claiming a 6-1 victory to win the tie 7-4 on aggregate . injured trio franck ribery , mehdi benatia and david alaba chat ahead of bayern 's clash with porto . injured ribery acknowledges a steward before taking a seat at the allianz arena on tuesday night . ribery looks on as former roma defender benatia chats with the france international in the dugout . earlier this week , more than 200 yazidi women , children and elderly were released near kirkuk , northern iraq after being taken by isis militants last june . scroll down for video . released : an elderly yazidi man is being cared for by peshmerga troops while a young girl cries as she is being offered water by a kurdish soldier after their release near kirkuk , northern iraq . fear : the 216 prisoners , including 40 children , believed they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto minibuses that drove them to a handover southwest of kirkuk . while ribery , benatia and alaba chatted in the home dugout ahead of kick-off , holland international arjen robben was in front of the mic doing some punditry alongside bayern goalkeeping legend oliver kahn . ribery missed the game after failing to recover from a recent ankle injury while former roma defender benatia faces another two weeks out with a groin problem . robben was unavailable for the encounter with an abdominal injury . david alaba , meanwhile , is set for a month on the sidelines having partially ruptured knee ligaments playing for austria at the start of april . relief : a newly released yazidi woman reacts upon her arrival in the village of himera , southwest of kirkuk , after she and hundreds of other yazidis had been held captive since last summer . around 40,000 people were kidnapped at gunpoint when islamic state fighters attacked yazidi villages last summer . hundreds have been able to return , either by fleeing or being set free by isis , and the nine-year-old is among them . according to aid workers , she was ` sexually abused by no fewer than ten men ' , while in captivity inside the self-proclaimed caliphate . ` most of them were front-line fighters or suicide bombers who are given girls as a reward , ' yousif daoud , a canadian-based aid worker told the toronto star . ` this girl is so young she could die if she delivers a baby , ' he added . ` even a caesarian section is dangerous . the abuse she has suffered left her mentally and physically traumatized . ' free at last : a mother hugs here young child in celebration at being released . the freed yazidis were taken away by ambulances and buses to receive treatment and care . yazidi families embrace after isis let them go . about 40 children were among those released . the united nations said last month that the islamic state may have committed genocide against the minority . the nine-year-old was taken to germany by a kurdish charity earlier this week , where she is receiving medical care , the newspaper reported . this comes after the release of 216 yazidi prisoners who had been held captive since last summer when isis militants attacked their villages in the area around sinjar in northwestern iraq . the freed prisoners said that they had been led to believe they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto a minibus that drove them to peshmerga positions . the yazidis , made up of women , children and the elderly , are said to be in poor health and bearing signs of abuse and neglect . bayern had just 14 fit players to choose from against porto in the first leg but tore the portuguese giants apart at the allianz arena to progress . holland international arjen robben was pictured doing punditry alongside bayern legend oliver kahn -lrb- right -rrb- . general hiwa abdullah , a peshmerga commander in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk , said that about 40 children are among those released , some of whom were too exhausted and disoriented to speak . no reason was given for the release of the prisoners , which took place in himera just southwest of kirkuk , 180 miles north of baghdad . emotional scenes : once the yazidi prisoners , made up of women , children and the elderly , realised they were not being executed but freed , many broke down by the roadside . newly released members of the yazidi minority , including one girl with an injured leg , wait for medical help after being set free by isis . saved : an officer from the kurdish forces carries an elderly yazidi woman at the checkpoint in near kirkuk . the freed yazidis were taken away by ambulances and buses to receive treatment and care . one elderly woman said she had been captured by the insurgents last august when they overpowered kurdish forces in the sinjar area and proceeded to purge its yazidi population , killing hundreds and taking thousands captive . bayern munich wideman robben was unavailable for the champions league clash with an abdominal injury . the woman , who asked not to be named , said she had told her son and two young daughters to run away as the militants closed in , but stayed behind herself because she was unwell and did not want to slow them down . ' i had lost hope of seeing my children again , but today it has happened , ' she said as they embraced her and wept . it was not clear why the radical jihadists had decided to release the yazidis , whom they consider devil-worshippers , but the group previously freed 200 more it was holding under similarly mysterious circumstances . yazidi activists say many remain in the hands of islamic state , which has often subjected women to rape or sexual slavery . iraqi yazidis are seen at the entrance of a checkpoint in kirkuk after their release by the islamic state militants near kirkuk , northern iraq . the 216 prisoners have been held captive in the islamic state since last summer when militants attacked their villages in the area around sinjar in northwestern iraq . some of the yazidis said they had been held in the islamic state stronghold of tel afar most of the time , but in the days leading up to their release , they were moved from one town to another in islamic state 's self-proclaimed caliphate . yazidi community leaders were there to receive them and an ambulance was on standby . yazidi activists say many remain in the hands of islamic state , which has often subjected women to rape or sexual slavery . the united nations said last month that the islamic state may have committed genocide against the minority . the yazidis are an ancient , predominantly kurdish people who follow their own religion derived from islam , christianity and zoroastrianism .
female yazidi held prisoner by isis , suffered horrific sexual abuse . victims include girl , nine , who is now ` pregnant by her abusers ' earlier this week , isis released 216 yazidi prisoners in northern iraq . group , made up of 40 children , women and elderly , released after a year .
a nine-year-old girl is pregnant after suffering horrific sexual abuse at the hands of isis militants in northern iraq , aid workers report . the yazidi girl has recently been released after nearly a year as a prisoner in the islamic state , where women and young girls from the religious minority are known to be kept as ` sex slaves ' . bayern munich had to make do without four important first-team stars as pep guardiola 's side attempted to overturn a 3-1 deficit against porto on tuesday night . injured quartet franck ribery , mehdi benatia , david alaba and arjen robben were forced to watch on from the sidelines as the german giants bid to reach the champions league semi-finals . however , the absence of robben and co appeared to make no difference as bayern raced into a 5-0 lead at half-time before claiming a 6-1 victory to win the tie 7-4 on aggregate . injured trio franck ribery , mehdi benatia and david alaba chat ahead of bayern 's clash with porto . injured ribery acknowledges a steward before taking a seat at the allianz arena on tuesday night . ribery looks on as former roma defender benatia chats with the france international in the dugout . earlier this week , more than 200 yazidi women , children and elderly were released near kirkuk , northern iraq after being taken by isis militants last june . scroll down for video . released : an elderly yazidi man is being cared for by peshmerga troops while a young girl cries as she is being offered water by a kurdish soldier after their release near kirkuk , northern iraq . fear : the 216 prisoners , including 40 children , believed they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto minibuses that drove them to a handover southwest of kirkuk . while ribery , benatia and alaba chatted in the home dugout ahead of kick-off , holland international arjen robben was in front of the mic doing some punditry alongside bayern goalkeeping legend oliver kahn . ribery missed the game after failing to recover from a recent ankle injury while former roma defender benatia faces another two weeks out with a groin problem . robben was unavailable for the encounter with an abdominal injury . david alaba , meanwhile , is set for a month on the sidelines having partially ruptured knee ligaments playing for austria at the start of april . relief : a newly released yazidi woman reacts upon her arrival in the village of himera , southwest of kirkuk , after she and hundreds of other yazidis had been held captive since last summer . around 40,000 people were kidnapped at gunpoint when islamic state fighters attacked yazidi villages last summer . hundreds have been able to return , either by fleeing or being set free by isis , and the nine-year-old is among them . according to aid workers , she was ` sexually abused by no fewer than ten be in poor health and bearing signs of abuse and neglect . bayern had just 14 fit players to choose from against porto in the first leg but tore the portuguese giants apart at the allianz arena to progress . holland international arjen robben was pictured doing punditry alongside bayern legend oliver kahn -lrb- right -rrb- . general hiwa abdullah , a peshmerga commander in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk , said that about 40 children are among those released , some of whom were too exhausted and disoriented to speak . no reason was given for the release of the prisoners , which took place in himera just southwest of kirkuk , 180 miles north of baghdad . emotional scenes : once the yazidi prisoners , made up of women , children and the elderly , realised they were not being executed but freed , many broke down by the roadside . newly released members of the yazidi minority , including one girl with an injured leg , wait for medical help after being set free by isis . saved : an officer from the kurdish forces carries an elderly yazidi woman at the checkpoint in near kirkuk . the freed yazidis were taken away by ambulances and buses to receive treatment and care . one elderly woman said she had been captured by the insurgents last august when they overpowered kurdish forces in the sinjar area and proceeded to purge its yazidi population , killing hundreds and taking thousands captive . bayern munich ambulance was on standby . yazidi activists say many remain in the hands of islamic state , which has often subjected women to rape or sexual slavery . the united nations said last month that the islamic state may have committed genocide against the minority . the yazidis are an ancient , predominantly kurdish people who follow their own religion derived from islam , christianity and zoroastrianism .
a nine-year-old girl is pregnant after suffering horrific sexual abuse at the hands of isis militants in northern iraq , aid workers report . the yazidi girl has recently been released after nearly a year as a prisoner in the islamic state , where women and young girls from the religious minority are known to be kept as ` sex slaves ' . bayern munich had to make do without four important first-team stars as pep guardiola 's side attempted to overturn a 3-1 deficit against porto on tuesday night . injured quartet franck ribery , mehdi benatia , david alaba and arjen robben were forced to watch on from the sidelines as the german giants bid to reach the champions league semi-finals . however , the absence by peshmerga troops while a young girl cries as she is being offered water by a kurdish soldier after their release near kirkuk , northern iraq . fear : the 216 prisoners , including 40 children , believed they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto minibuses that drove them to a handover southwest of kirkuk . while ribery , benatia and alaba chatted in the home dugout ahead of kick-off , holland international arjen robben was in front of the mic doing some punditry alongside bayern goalkeeping legend oliver kahn . ribery missed the game after failing to recover from a recent ankle injury while former roma defender benatia faces another two weeks out with a groin problem . robben was unavailable for the encounter with an abdominal injury . david alaba , meanwhile , is set for a month on the sidelines having partially ruptured knee ligaments playing for austria at the start of april . relief : a newly released yazidi woman reacts upon her arrival in the village of himera , southwest of kirkuk , after she and hundreds of other yazidis had been held captive since last summer . around 40,000 people were kidnapped at gunpoint when islamic state fighters attacked yazidi villages last summer . hundreds have been able to return , either by fleeing or being set free by isis , and the nine-year-old is among them . according to aid workers , she was ` sexually abused by no fewer than ten those released . the united nations said last month that the islamic state may have committed genocide against the minority . the nine-year-old was taken to germany by a kurdish charity earlier this week , where she is receiving medical care , the newspaper reported . this comes after the release of 216 yazidi prisoners who had been held captive since last summer when isis militants attacked their villages in the area around sinjar in northwestern iraq . the freed prisoners said that they had been led to believe they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto a minibus that drove them to peshmerga positions . the yazidis , made up of women , children and the elderly , are said to be in poor health and bearing signs of abuse and neglect . bayern had just 14 fit players to choose from against porto in the first leg but tore the portuguese giants apart at the allianz arena to progress . holland international arjen robben was pictured doing punditry alongside bayern legend oliver kahn -lrb- right -rrb- . general hiwa abdullah , a peshmerga commander in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk , said that about 40 children are among those released , some of whom were too exhausted and disoriented to speak . no reason was given for the release of the prisoners , which took place in himera just southwest of kirkuk , 180 miles north of baghdad . emotional scenes : once the yazidi prisoners , made up of women , children and the elderly , realised they were not being executed but freed , many broke down by the roadside . newly released members of the yazidi minority , including one girl with an injured leg , wait for medical help after being set free by isis . saved : an officer from the kurdish forces carries an elderly yazidi woman at the checkpoint in near kirkuk . the freed yazidis were taken away by ambulances and buses to receive treatment and care . one elderly woman said she had been captured by the insurgents last august when they overpowered kurdish forces in the sinjar area and proceeded to purge its yazidi population , killing hundreds and taking thousands captive . bayern munich wideman robben was unavailable for the champions league clash with an abdominal injury . the woman , who asked not to be named , said she had told her son and two young daughters to run away as the militants closed in , but stayed behind herself because she was unwell and did not want to slow them down . ' i had lost hope of seeing my children again , but today it has happened , ' she said as they embraced her and wept . it was not clear why the radical jihadists had decided to release the yazidis , whom they consider devil-worshippers , but the group previously freed 200 more it was holding under similarly mysterious circumstances . yazidi activists say many remain in ambulance was on standby . yazidi activists say many remain in the hands of islamic state , which has often subjected women to rape or sexual slavery . the united nations said last month that the islamic state may have committed genocide against the minority . the yazidis are an ancient , predominantly kurdish people who follow their own religion derived from islam , christianity and zoroastrianism .
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a nine-year-old girl is pregnant after suffering horrific sexual abuse at the hands of isis militants in northern iraq , aid workers report . the yazidi girl has recently been released after nearly a year as a prisoner in the islamic state , where women and young girls from the religious minority are known to be kept as ` sex slaves ' . bayern munich had to make do without four important first-team stars as pep guardiola 's side attempted to overturn a 3-1 deficit against porto on tuesday night . injured quartet franck ribery , mehdi benatia , david alaba and arjen robben were forced to watch on from the sidelines as the german giants bid to reach the champions league semi-finals . however , the absence of robben and co appeared to make no difference as bayern raced into a 5-0 lead at half-time before claiming a 6-1 victory to win the tie 7-4 on aggregate . injured trio franck ribery , mehdi benatia and david alaba chat ahead of bayern 's clash with porto . injured ribery acknowledges a steward before taking a seat at the allianz arena on tuesday night . ribery looks on as former roma defender benatia chats with the france international in the dugout . earlier this week , more than 200 yazidi women , children and elderly were released near kirkuk , northern iraq after being taken by isis militants last june . scroll down for video . released : an elderly yazidi man is being cared for by peshmerga troops while a young girl cries as she is being offered water by a kurdish soldier after their release near kirkuk , northern iraq . fear : the 216 prisoners , including 40 children , believed they were being led to their execution , but instead , were piled onto minibuses that drove them to a handover southwest of kirkuk . while ribery , benatia and alaba chatted in the home dugout ahead of kick-off , holland international arjen robben was in front of the mic doing some punditry alongside bayern goalkeeping legend oliver kahn . ribery missed the game after failing to recover from a recent ankle injury while former roma defender benatia faces another two weeks out with a groin problem . robben was unavailable for the encounter with an abdominal injury . david alaba , meanwhile , is set for a month on the sidelines having partially ruptured knee ligaments playing for austria at the start of april . relief : a newly released yazidi woman reacts upon her arrival in the village of himera , southwest of kirkuk , after she and hundreds of other yazidis had been held captive since last summer . around 40,000 people were kidnapped at gunpoint when islamic state fighters attacked yazidi villages last summer . hundreds have been able to return , either by fleeing or being set free by isis , and the nine-year-old is among them . according to aid workers , she was ` sexually abused by no fewer than ten be in poor health and bearing signs of abuse and neglect . bayern had just 14 fit players to choose from against porto in the first leg but tore the portuguese giants apart at the allianz arena to progress . holland international arjen robben was pictured doing punditry alongside bayern legend oliver kahn -lrb- right -rrb- . general hiwa abdullah , a peshmerga commander in the northern iraqi city of kirkuk , said that about 40 children are among those released , some of whom were too exhausted and disoriented to speak . no reason was given for the release of the prisoners , which took place in himera just southwest of kirkuk , 180 miles north of baghdad . emotional scenes : once the yazidi prisoners , made up of women , children and the elderly , realised they were not being executed but freed , many broke down by the roadside . newly released members of the yazidi minority , including one girl with an injured leg , wait for medical help after being set free by isis . saved : an officer from the kurdish forces carries an elderly yazidi woman at the checkpoint in near kirkuk . the freed yazidis were taken away by ambulances and buses to receive treatment and care . one elderly woman said she had been captured by the insurgents last august when they overpowered kurdish forces in the sinjar area and proceeded to purge its yazidi population , killing hundreds and taking thousands captive . bayern munich
 A 9-year-old Yazidi girl was pregnant after being sexually abused by ISIS militants in Northern Iraq. She was released from captivity and is now receiving medical care. The incident highlights the horrors faced by Yazidi women and children at the hands of ISIS.