London, United Kingdom (August 17, 2104): A UK based humanitarian aid NGO, Khalsa Aid has reportedly launched its relief mission in Iraq to assist the fleeing minority communities including Yazidis being persecuted in Iraq.
“10,000’s of individuals have been displaced in Iraq and are fleeing persecution because of their faith”, reads a recent release by Khalsa Aid.
“There is a humanitarian crisis unfolding for these communities, some of who are still trapped on the mount Sinjar”, release by UK based NGO reads further.
“Those that have fled and made it to relative safety are now without the basics such as food and water. Khalsa Aid will be working with local NGO’s in Erbil, Kurdistan. We will be working towards providing emergency aid in the form of clean drinking water, food items and shelter to those affected”.