Many Mosul residents had fled to Qaraqosh after the Islamist extremists took over that city , Iraq 's second-largest . Violence continues in region , including bombings that kill thousands in U.S. . Iraqis rights advocate : Women , children and elderly are among the scores abducted . Official : Baghdad sending thousands of rifles , scopes , magazines , helmets to Assyrian .
Violence continues in region , including bombings that kill thousands in U.S. . Iraqis rights advocate : Women , children and elderly are among the scores abducted . Official : Baghdad sending thousands of rifles , scopes , magazines , helmets to Assyrian .