running north and south up to the turkish border. in the southwest part there's a mountain range. that's where isis fighters were in control of the area. and they were able to push out a wide p.g. kurdish fighters as well as christian militias from the villages. we're told the fighters, the ypg and christian militias were able to push back and retake control of parts of the villages. but what we're hearing as well as that they have -- you know up 90 to hundreds of people who have been taken prisoner, we don't have a specific number you know. isis hasn't released that. but isis we know in the past has given christians a real simple choice -- convert, run, or die. so the fate of these christians remains unknown. >> all right. ian lee live in cairo this morning just approaching five minutes past 9:00 there. thanks.