What's happening?

"My aunt's family came to Mosul because they couldnn't stand life in Baghdad anymore.

My aunt, her 10-year-old daughter and her 14-year-old son are staying at our house, while her husband and her older son are sleeping at my uncle's sister's house, until either things get better in Baghdad, or they find a place to live in in Mosul."
A Star from Mosul