Unicef: Iraqi Yazidis 'in desperate need for food and water'
A humanitarian disaster is unfolding in Iraq, a worker for the UN children's fund, Unicef, in Irbil has warned.
Thousands of refugees from the Yazidi religious minority are trapped on a mountainside, hiding from jihadist fighters from the Islamic State (IS).
Juliette Touma said 56 children had died already - 16 of them had been buried on the mountainside.
The US has dropped food and water for the refugees there and launched some air strikes against IS militants.
09 Aug 2014
- From the section Middle East