A FReeper pointed out that Mosul is the modern equivalent of Nineveh.
Does the Bible predict something bad will happen in Nineveh? I forget.
It does sound a bit biblical.
Mosul IS Nineveh. I drove past the remains of the city walls many times. The Nabi Yunis mosque apparently held the tomb of Jonah—before ISIS thugs destroyed it with sledgehammers, that is.
Revelation 12:15?
Nineveh summons her picked troops,
yet they stumble on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
the protective shield is put in place.
6 The river gates are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
7 It is decreed[f] that Nineveh
be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan like doves
and beat on their breasts.
8 Nineveh is like a pool
whose water is draining away.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Nahum+1-3%2CRevelation+14&version=NIV