Iraq's Office for Yazidi Abductee Affairs in Kurdistan has released updated statistics on the genocide perpetrated against the Yazidi community by the Islamic State (ISIS), painting a grim picture of atrocities, Al Hurra reported on March 3.

The Yazidis, an ancient religious minority in Iraq with unique monotheistic beliefs, were systematically targeted by ISIS in 2014, resulting in over 5,000 deaths, 6,417 abductions and massive displacement. The group's distinct monotheistic faith, which combines elements of Zoroastrianism and ancient Mesopotamian beliefs and predates Islam, made them targets for Islamic State extremists who condemned them as "devil worshippers."

According to the office, the death toll among Yazidis has exceeded 5,000 people, with 2,745 children orphaned. So far, Iraqi officials have discovered 93 mass graves in Sinjar, along with dozens of sites containing individual graves, and many more people are still missing.

The total number of abductees reached 6,417 people, including 3,548 women and 2,869 men. Of these, 3,585 individuals have managed to escape or be rescued, comprising 1,211 women, 339 men, 1,074 girls and 961 boys, including as far away as Gaza.

The bodies of 274 abductees killed by ISIS have been recovered from mass graves and returned to their families, including 37 women and 237 men.

A further 2,558 people remain missing, including 1,225 women and 1,333 men.

The office reported that 135,860 displaced Yazidis currently reside in camps across Kurdistan Region, while another 189,337 live in various areas throughout the region.

Yazidis in Sinjar, northern Iraq, were subjected to genocide by ISIS in August 2014, when the terrorist organisation launched an attack that resulted in the killing of thousands of men and the abduction of thousands of women and children who were enslaved and subjected to physical and psychological abuse.

Religious shrines were destroyed and villages burned, forcing tens of thousands to flee to Mount Sinjar in tragic conditions.

Earlier on February 22, a Yazidi lawmaker announced plans to file a challenge with Iraq's Federal Supreme Court against the country's general amnesty law, Shafaq News reported on February 22.

MP Mahma Khalil said during a press conference in Dohuk that he would submit the legal challenge within the next two days.

"We categorically reject amnesty for anyone whose hands are stained with the blood of Yazidis and all Iraqi victims of ISIS," Khalil stated.

The lawmaker accused some Iraqi officials of being "partners in the genocide committed against Yazidis," noting that "convoys of ISIS families are returning to Jadaa camp in Nineveh with dignity and respect, while our Yazidi people remain in displacement camps."

The search for missing persons continues, with hundreds of mass graves documenting this crime, which the United Nations has classified as genocide.