Tens of thousands of civilians remain trapped by militants on a mountain in northern Iraq and need "life-saving assistance", the United Nations warns.
Members of the Yazidi sect fled there 10 days ago after fighters from Islamic State (IS) seized the town of Sinjar.
US air strikes continued on Tuesday, with a drone targeting an IS mortar near Kurdish troops, the Pentagon said.
On Monday, Iraq's president asked Haider al-Abadi to form a new cabinet, snubbing the incumbent PM Nouri Maliki.
Mr Abadi's appointment came after months of political infighting, which analysts say is partially to blame for Iraq's inability to effectively fight the ISIS threat.
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