Kosovo’s Special Prosecution on Friday said it has indicted a Kosovo citizen for alleged crimes against Yazidi girls and women while fighting in Syria and Iraq during 2014-2017.
In a press release, the prosecution said the suspect with initials M.D. has been charged with crimes against humanity and serious violations of laws of armed conflicts.
“These charges were committed against girls and women of the Yazidi community during the conflict in Syria and Iraq during 2014- 2017 and this criminal case has now been transferred to the Special Department of Pristina Basic Court,” the Special Prosecution said.
According to Perparim Isufi for the Balkan Insight, the suspect is under detention in Kosovo.
When the conflict in Syria erupted in 2011, around 300 Kosovo citizens joined Islamic State, ISIS, in its attempt to topple Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad.
Since 2014, the Kosovo prosecution has filed indictments against more than 120 Kosovo citizens for terrorism-related charges, while more than 100 others are under investigation.
Kosovo outlawed participation in foreign armed groups in 2015 and tens of those who returned from the Middle East faced trial and were imprisoned.
More than 260 Kosovars including fighters and their families were repatriated from Syria since 2019; many of those who were part of the fighting lost their lives on the battlefields.
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