Irbil , Iraq ( CNN ) -- The offensive by ISIS militants against civilians and religious minorities in the northern Iraqi governorate of Nineveh has created a catastrophe . Joe says : The offensive in northern Iraq a catastrophe for Yazidis and Muslims . Yazidis driven to mountains are now escaping , but the problem remains , Stork says . Others : Some fleeing Yazidis escaped , died in rugged mountains . ISIS considers members of religious minorities to be ` ` devil worshippers , '' he says .
Joe says : The offensive in northern Iraq a catastrophe for Yazidis and Muslims . Yazidis driven to mountains are now escaping , but the problem remains , Stork says . Others : Some fleeing Yazidis escaped , died in rugged mountains . ISIS considers members of religious minorities to be ` ` devil worshippers , '' he says .