Exiled Yazidi journalist Saman Dawood reported on Thursday that two Yazidi refugees were subjected to a violent attack by other Moroccan refugees at the "Geres" refugee camp in the Netherlands in an attempt to kill them on the grounds of apostasy.

Dawood, who resides in Germany, stated that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening at the refugee camp in the city of "Geres" in the Netherlands when three Moroccan nationals attacked two Yazidis. One of the victims was stabbed, while the other was strangled and stabbed in his bed in an attempt to kill them.

He added that the Moroccan assailants demanded that the Yazidi refugees recite the Islamic declaration of faith (Shahada) and forcibly convert to Islam. When they refused, they were subjected to stabbing and an attempted murder. He confirmed that one of the victims is currently in the hospital receiving treatment after sustaining serious injuries.

One of the victims appeared in a widely circulated video recounting the details of the assault from his bed inside the camp, surrounded by the chaos of the attack, blood-stained fabric pieces, and visible injuries and bruises on his face and body.

According to the video, he stated that he was strangled after the Moroccan refugees demanded that he recite the Shahada. He told them that he was of the Yazidi faith, after which they declared his and his companion's blood and wealth permissible to take. The attackers told them that killing them was justified and lawful. The victim emphasized that they had done nothing to provoke the attackers, but their pleas were ignored.

In August 2014, ISIS launched a large-scale attack on Sinjar, a Yazidi-majority district, committing acts of genocide against its inhabitants.

By November 2015, Kurdish Peshmerga forces, with support from the US-led international coalition, managed to drive ISIS out of Sinjar.

In August 2017, the Iraqi government announced the expulsion of ISIS from Nineveh province, and by the end of that year, it declared "victory" over the extremist organization.

In August 2024, the US State Department stated that "ISIS killed and enslaved thousands of Yazidis, and more than 2,600 Yazidi women and girls are still missing. The process of identifying remains found in mass graves is ongoing."

In July 2023, Iraqi authorities identified 93 mass graves believed to contain the remains of Yazidi victims, with 32 of them still unopened in the Sinjar and Ba'aj districts.

Among the thousands of missing Yazidis, the remains of fewer than 700 individuals have been recovered. However, only 243 bodies have been identified and returned to their families.

United Nations estimates indicate that ISIS left behind more than 200 mass graves, believed to contain approximately 12,000 bodies.