The United States conducts raids around Mount Sinjar . `` We 're working with international partners to develop options to bring them to safety . '' Yazidis fled there to escape the attacks of ISIS . A helicopter crew was on the rescue mission . Yazidis , among Iraq 's smallest minorities , are of Kurdish origin .
The United States conducts raids around Mount Sinjar . Yazidis fled there to escape the attacks of ISIS . A helicopter crew was on the rescue mission . Yazidis , among Iraq 's smallest minorities , are of Kurdish origin .