The United States and Britain have pledged additional humanitarian support , and the United Nations said it was preparing a humanitarian corridor to allow Iraqis to flee the chaos in the north . About 40,000 Yazidis are hiding in the mountains of northwest Iraq . The Yazidis fled after ISIS fighters stormed the area they call home in Iraq . `` I do n't think we can ever go home , '' one survivor tells CNN 's Ivan Watson . Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos:
About 40,000 Yazidis are hiding in the mountains of northwest Iraq . The Yazidis fled after ISIS fighters stormed the area they call home in Iraq . `` I do n't think we can ever go home , '' one survivor tells CNN 's Ivan Watson . Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: