The Islamic terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria accepted responsibility for a homicide bombing in Baghdad that has left at least 31 people dead.

Another 58 people were injured in the blast, some very severely, and officials say it’s likely the death toll is going to rise.

Christian bishops in Iraq are now calling for the government to protect Christians who are being killed and driven out of their homes in masses.  They’re calling for the government to also provide funding for the thousands of families suddenly displaced by Islamic extremists.

Over 35,000 Christians have been forced to flee the city of Mosul after ISIS threatened to kill them unless they convert to Islam or pay a huge fine.  Many of them have fled to Baghdad, where ISIS targets them in attacks.

Christian relief group World Compassion estimates at least 750,000 Christians have been forced to leave their homes since the Islamists began their campaign in northern Iraq.