Today after the situation escalated I called up my wife and told her that if it keeps escalating it's better to send her and her mother - who's staying with us for a few months - back home until it's safe again.
She said NO .... I am staying here because this is where I belong now .... We can send Mama back. Even Mama said NO she's staying no matter what.
THUMBS UP to all expats who don't just get scared and run away the moment things aren't so "peaceful" as they were.