Extremists have taken over Iraq's second biggest city, Mosul, as you probably well know. But you may not have heard that Mosul is actually ancient Nineveh - yes, the city in the Bible to which God sent the prophet Jonah.
It's chaotic. When the police give up, and the army runs, what will the people do? They flee the city in huge numbers, 150,000 on June 10.
"A representative for U.S.-based watchdog Open Doors in Iraq reported that 200 families found shelter at Mar Matti, [a] fourth-century hillside monastery . . Surrounding Mosul is Nineveh Plains, an area of scattered Christian villages, and several schools there became sanctuaries for the fleeing Christian families."
The BBC reports here on a "transit camp" set up for refugees.
Who is this extremist group bringing suffering to the Iraqis? Here's a 60-second description of "ISIS" :
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