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Half a million people are reportedly running away from Mosul, the large Iraqi city that was seized by Islamist militants this week. The extremist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has ties to Al Qaeda; it took over after Iraq's security forces abandoned their posts.
This morning, hundreds of people were streaming through checkpoints on the road from Mosul to reach northern Iraq – a sight watched by NPR's Alice Fordham, who reported on the takeover for today's Morning Edition.