Similar supplies for the treatment of over 400 wounded have also been dispatched to Sinjar General Hospital and Dohuk Emergency Hospital.

These explosions have left more than 250 people dead and around 400 injured. They have also caused massive destruction to houses in the area, most of which are made of clay. Both the number of people injured and the death toll may yet increase, as bodies are still being recovered from beneath the rubble. "The massive influx of casualties is putting the Iraqi health system under considerable strain" said Karl Mattli, Head of the ICRC delegation for Iraq, "and the ICRC is doing its utmost to provide it with support".

"It is appalling to see the violence in Iraq continuing to take the lives of dozens of civilians every day", Karl Mattli added. "Not only are Iraqi civilians risking their lives when they go out, but they are also a target inside their own homes".