Kurdish officials said the situation in Dohuk city, with 150,000 refugees, was now critical. But the us said a rescue mission to aid thousands who fled to Mount Sinjar was unlikely as it had found fewer people and better conditions than expected The UN estimates that 1.2 million Iraqis have been internally displaced. The three other countries that have the same emergency status are Syria, South Sudan and the central African republic. The un had estimated that tens of thousands of people, most from the Christian and Yazidi religious minorities, were besieged on the mountain after being forced to flee their homes. US forces conducted a brief mission to Mount Sinjar to assess the situation after days of international concern. It found fewer people than expected and that those remaining were also in a better condition than feared - partly because thousands had left the mountain each night over the past days.
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