Sindy first caught the attention of British and Swedish media in May when she began posting the traumatic experiences of Yazidi girls she encountered on her Instagram page. She continues to work with those who have escaped militants' brutal clutches.
Sindy, 24, is half-Swedish, half-Kurdish and left Sweden to volunteer after ISIS launched its insurgency across northern Iraq and Syria.
“I handed in my notice to quit my job and paused my studies. I also gave up my apartment," she told The Independent. "Finally when everything was done, I booked a ticket to Kurdistan in October. One week before my flight I got in touch with other volunteers who were going to take the same flight as me and they were going to stay in my hometown Zakho, so I asked to join their organisation (Kurdish Diaspora).
“I was a volunteer with Kurdish Diaspora for two weeks and we helped the internally displaced people with medication, psycho-social support and distribution of NFI's. After these weeks, they went back to Sweden. But I stayed because I couldn't leave, it didn’t feel right in my heart, and now I have been here for ten months and it feels like the best thing I have done in my life.”
A report by Human Rights Watch found ISIS fighters are committing widespread, organised and systematic rape and sexual assault on Yazidi women and girls in what may amount to crimes against humanity.
"Sindy, 24, is half-Swedish, half-Kurdish and left Sweden to volunteer after ISIS launched its insurgency across northern Iraq and Syria."
Sindy has worked with a number of Yazidi women and children who have escaped their captors after being sold into sexual slavery. She also works with families who have been displaced by ISIS militants. All have harrowing stories to tell.
“The displaced that I am helping are mostly former ISIS captives,” said Sindy. “I have seen it all.
“Some of the women have been whipped because of their unwillingness to engage in sexual activities. Some women that Isis couldn't take advantage of sexually were shepherds or worked in their farms. Most women were abused sexually and raped on a daily basis.
“One of the oldest captives I have met was an 84-year-old woman who was forced to bake bread and cook rice and meals for the terrorists, and take care of disabled children.
delal sindy post on Instagram ... Yesterday, Shingal/Sinjar mountain. We distributed boots, clothes, socks, heaters, flour and hygiene-kits. It is so difficult to explain how the Shingal people are living..
“I could go on for a week talking about what they have gone through and it wouldn't be enough time.”
Sindy says she works closely with Yazidi women and girls because many were apprehensive about approaching NGOs or aid organisations.
"delalsindy post on Instagram ... Six months ago on Mount Shingal/Sinjar. It was the craziest, coldest weather ever and 90% of the children were wearing sweaters, no jackets. They had sandals, no boots ...."
“They really do trust me and I do my best to help them in any way that I can,” she said. “If I can’t help them, I refer them to other NGOs working in the camps or skeleton buildings.
“It is a job that requires me to be on point all the time, not to show too much sensitivity but not be cold. Not be too helpful in a way that they become dependent, but also giving them the help that they need in order to manage their daily lives. The most difficult thing about this job is to know what they have been through and the outcome of these tragic and inhumane events.”
Sindy is now looking to open her own aid organisation, which she says will allow her to stay in Kurdistan. She also dreams of becoming a psychologist one day.