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Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — in the first such case of a person to be tried in the Scandinavian country.
Swedish woman charged over ISIS torture of Yazidi women and children in Syria
A 52-year-old woman in Sweden was on Thursday charged over her association with ISIS, genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria, in the first such trial in the Scandinavian country.
Sweden Charges IS Woman For Keeping Yazidi Slaves In Syria
Swedish prosecutors said Thursday they have brought genocide charges against a woman in the country's first court case over crimes committed by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi minority.
Swedish woman accused of war crimes in ISIS trial
The prosecution in Stockholm has charged a 52-year-old supporter of the Islamic State (IS) with crimes against humanity and war crimes committed against the Yazidi minority in Syria between 2014 and 2016.
Swedish Woman Accused of Treating Yazidi Women, Children 'as Slaves'
Authorities in Sweden announced charges against 52-year-old Lina Laina Ishaq, a Swedish citizen associated with the Islamic State.
Sweden charges woman with genocide, crimes against humanity in Syria
Swedish prosecutors charged a woman on Thursday with crimes against humanity for acts in Syria against women and children of the Yazidi religious minority in 2014-2016, the first time the Nordic country has brought this charge.
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