As new waves of violence engulf Iraq, the IRC is providing emergency medical care for as many as 4,000 Yazidis, mostly women and children, who survived without food or water for up to six days while hiding from militants in Iraq's Sinjar mountains.
As new waves of violence engulf Iraq, the International Rescue Committee is providing emergency medical care for some 4,000 dehydrated Yazidis, mostly women and children, who have survived without food or water for up to six days while hiding in the Sinjar mountains from militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.