`` This is a difficult mission and it will remain difficult for some time , '' President Barack Obama said this month . Violence continues in region , including bombings that killed hundreds in Baghdad . Assyrian rights activists : Women , children and elderly are among the scores killed . Weapons : U.S. sending thousands of rifles , pistols , magazines , helmets to Iraqis .
Violence continues in region , including bombings that killed hundreds in Baghdad . Assyrian rights activists : Women , children and elderly are among the scores killed . Weapons : U.S. sending thousands of rifles , pistols , magazines , helmets to Iraqis .