NEWS | Thousands of Iraqis Still Stranded, Attempts at Humanitarian Air Drops Continue
Although airstrikes last week enabled a mass exodus from the mountain outside Sinjar, thousands of Iraqis (most of whom are of the ancient Yazidi faith) remain trapped there by the Islamic State (IS), in desperate need of food, water, and shelter from the blistering heat. The UK’s Royal Air Forces (RAF) has joined attempts at air-dropping humanitarian aid to the trapped Iraqis. Previous attempts have met only minimal success