Christian woman in Iraq 'married & divorced' several times a night in ISIS 'slave camp' to justify being repeatedly raped

Many Christians in warn-torn countries in the Middle East have suffered and are suffering at the hands of extremists, and another woman in Iraq had come forward to share her own personal experience to let the world know of what is happening.

"She asked for her story to be heard in the United States - that it is happening not only to her," said Toufic Baaklini, president of non-profit organization In Defense of Christians, as quoted by Fox News. "It's happened to many, many Christians, Yazidis and Yazidi woman, and others."

In an interview with the organization, the woman, whose name was withheld to protect her identity, narrated how she was "married and divorced" several times a night. These fake marriages were held prior to raping her, a way for her captors to justify their acts.

"What wedding? For them it was a wedding, but what kind of wedding is this?" she said. "They had me whenever they would desire it, especially this one, Farouk, who was obsessed with me and he would say, 'I like the people of Jesus.'"

The woman, believed to be in her 30s, had a husband who went missing when the Islamic State invaded Mosul in 2014. People were leaving, even Muslims, but she decided to stay. Apart from not knowing where to go, she didn't have anyone and her hope was in her husband. 

She did take her baby with her to look for her husband, having left her two older children with neighbors. ISIS militants reportedly confronted her and, upon seeing a crucifix tattooed on her arm, they took her and her baby to a slave camp, a structure that used to be a school. She said that it was there that she was sexually abused multiple times.

According to the organization, one of the IS fighters recognized her from their neighborhood in Mosul and let her escape.

The Islamic State, according to the report, refer to women and children as "spoils of war" or "merchandise." IDC provided Fox News a flyer that shows prices, presumably for selling their captives as slaves. A Christian or Yazidi female from 10 to 20 years old, for instance, is priced at 150,000 dinars. The document also states that those practising the business should abide by the set prices; those who violate the "price controls will be executed." Moreover, only foreigners can purchase "more than 3 spoils."

Although the claims of rape camps and slave prices could not be confirmed independently, Fox News says that experts deem them as consistent with the tactics of ISIS.