Thousands of Yazidis still trapped on Iraq mountain Tens of - TopicsExpress



          

Thousands of Yazidis still trapped on Iraq mountain Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped by militants on a mountain in northern Iraq and need life-saving assistance, the United Nations warns. Members of the Yazidi sect fled there 10 days ago after fighters from Islamic State (IS) seized the town of Sinjar. US air strikes continued on Tuesday, with a drone targeting an IS mortar near Kurdish troops, the Pentagon said. On Monday, Iraqs president asked MP Haider al-Abadi to form a new cabinet, snubbing the incumbent PM Nouri Maliki. Mr Abadis appointment came after months of political infighting, which analysts say is partially to blame for Iraqs inability to effectively fight the IS threat.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:50:44 +0000

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