since day before yesterday. now, the original reports were between 70 and a hundred. now 262 it's believed that many of them are women, children and the elderly. we understand now that thousands of families have fled that area as isis has launched this onslaught. they've apparently taken 11 of these syrian christianville lanls. and of course the worry is that many of them may end up as slaves others executed. we had received reports yesterday that some of them were transported to the de facto capital of the -- of isis in raqqa. clearly, it's very difficult to get information out of there. what is clear is that there are many now in a very dire situation. wolf? >> amid all of this we're getting some upsetting new