A/HRC/28/18 39. A 19-year-old pregnant married woman explained that she was repeatedly raped by an ISIL “doctor” for two and a half months in Hawija district, Kirkuk governorate.11 There were visible lacerations on her breast, indicating that she may have been tortured. According to the woman, the “doctor” sat on her stomach, aiming to kill her unborn child, saying, “this baby should die because it is an infidel; I can make a Muslim baby”.12 40. The mission obtained credible reports about the rape of young girls, including a 9year-old and 6-year-old. The former was raped for three days by an ISIL fighter in Tel Qaseb, Ninewa governorate. A witness stated that she could clearly hear the girl being assaulted and screaming out her name for help. The girl told the witness that she was blindfolded, handcuffed, beaten and repeatedly raped. Eventually, her “owner” sold her to another ISIL fighter from the Syrian Arab Republic. In the same house, a 6-year-old girl was raped by another ISIL fighter. A witness heard the child screaming. She was reportedly sold to an ISIL fighter in the Syrian Arab Republic. 41. Witnesses reported that a doctor conducted abortions on two women in a school in Ba’aj, Ninewa; they were two and three months pregnant, respectively. Prior to the abortion, one witness reportedly heard an ISIL fighter stating: “we do not want more Yezidis to be born”. Both women received an injection and were made to take pills. A week after the abortions, both women were sold. 42. Women who escaped ISIL custody recounted how they were forcibly transferred multiple times to different locations in Iraq, including Adnaani, Al-Nufus, Baaj, Fallujah, Gayara, Hawija, Khaini, Kirkuk, Kocho, Mosul,13 Rambosi, Sheba, Solagh, Tel Afar,14 Tel Qaseb, Tel Banat and Wardya. Other women and children were transferred to Al-Hassakeh, Al-Shadadiyah, Deir-ez-Zoor, Ghazna, Membij, Raqqa and Tel Abyad in the Syrian Arab Republic. 43. Many survivors of sexual violence experienced the loss of loved ones killed by ISIL. Some witnessed those attacks and are severely traumatized. Suicides and attempted suicides have sharply risen amongst those women and girls. Many survivors interviewed displayed visible signs of trauma and depression. The mission investigators spoke to men who were desperate and felt helpless after being separated from their wives and children. One said: “losing my wife and children to ISIL is the worst nightmare that could happen to a man”. 4. Recruitment and use of children 44. Based on information provided by victims and witnesses, it is reasonable to conclude that ISIL used, conscripted or enlisted children between the ages of 8 and 18 to 11 12 13 14 10 The pattern described by numerous witnesses is corroborated by an ISIL pamphlet on female slaves released in October/November 2014, entitled, “Questions and Answers on Taking Captives and Slaves.” It clarifies ISIL regulations on the treatment of non-Muslim “slaves”, including young girls. Another witness told the mission that the same “doctor” also raped victims as young as 11 and 16 years of age. Locations around Mosul included Badush prison, the village Hay Tiraan, the “Galaxy building” and several private houses. Locations within Tel Afar included several former Shia villages, such as Ghizel Khoun and Qasr Mihrab.