About 700 Assyrian families managed to escape the onslaught , with 600 taking up refuge in St. Mary 's Cathedral in al-Hasakah , Syria , Edward said . Violence continues in region , including bombings that kill 21 in Baghdad . Score: 6 Women , children and elderly are among the scores abducted . Official : U.S. sending thousands of rifles , scopes , magazines , helmets to Iraqis .
Violence continues in region , including bombings that kill 21 in Baghdad . Score: 6 Women , children and elderly are among the scores abducted . Official : U.S. sending thousands of rifles , scopes , magazines , helmets to Iraqis .