Hundreds of missing civilians , mainly men but also women and children , are reported to have been killed or captured , Amnesty International said . Thousands of families from Iraq 's Yazidi minority flee as Islamist fighters storm their community . Yazidi lawmaker says 70 children have died of thirst , 500 men have been slaughtered . UNICEF warns that up to 500 children are stranded in the desert without food , etc . Amnesty International appeals to Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to protect children .
Thousands of families from Iraq 's Yazidi minority flee as Islamist fighters storm their community . Yazidi lawmaker says 70 children have died of thirst , 500 men have been slaughtered . UNICEF warns that up to 500 children are stranded in the desert without food , etc . Amnesty International appeals to Iraqi and Kurdish authorities to protect children .