Almost 200,000 civilians, mostly Yazidis, managed to flee from the fighting in Sinjar city, about 50,000 of them fled into the Sinjar Mountains, where they were trapped without food, water or medical care, facing starvation and dehydration.
Næsten 200.000 civile, for det meste yazidier, formåede at flygte fra kampene i Sinjar by, omkring 50.000 af dem flygtede ind i Sinjar-bjergene, hvor de var fangede uden mad, vand eller lægehjælp med udsigt til sult og dehydrering.