Wagga's Yazidi community protest horrific execution of 50 women

Rashed Shani Baqi said the bodies were discovered by soldiers last week when they gained access to Baghuz, where ISIS is desperately clinging to their territory. 

"Women are captured as slaves and raped," he said.

"Soldiers surrounded ISIS in a small area and they were told if any ISIS were killed then the Yazidi slaves would be murdered. 

"Last week, 50 women were found executed with their heads cut off."

Haji Gundor said horrific events continue to happen to the Yazidi community and the young children left in Iraq and Syria are being brought up as child soldiers for ISIS with no knowledge of their culture. 

"It is really hard to see this," he said.

"Not only do we feel the pain of who losing who has already been killed, but now it is even more painful.

"One boy, interviewed by an overseas journalist, remembers nothing after his parents were killed and he was trained to kill." 

Mr Shani Baqi and Mr Gundor both said they couldn't understand why no one was reaching out to help the Yazidi.

"We want to the government to try and save the women and children who are still in captivity," Mr Shani Baqi said. 

"After five years of war, everyone knows the Yazidi are in captivity and are being sold, used and killed." 

This is not the first time the Yazidi community have been targeted by ISIS. 

Mr Gundor said ISIS attacked Shingal, Iraq murdering more than 5000 people on August 3, 2014, and this is only one of 74 genocides. 

"We are a peaceful people and our women, men and children are being killed," he said. 

"If something is not done, this religion is going to end." 

Mr Shani Baqi and Mr Gundor are pleading for international aid for those left behind. 

"If the world does not move, then I think we will lose all of them," Mr Shani Baqi said. 

"There are thousands of stories of suffering, but we are choosing to focus on this one for now."

CEO of the Multicultural Council, Belinda Crain, said the council was supporting the Yazidi community and encouraged Wagga's residents to come down and show their support. 

The peaceful protest is on this Saturday from 4pm at the Victory Memorial Gardens. 

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