Iraqi Women Block Attacks by Female Suicide Bombers

[Christian Science Monitor] Tom A. Peter - The number of suicide bombings carried out in Iraq this year by women has more than tripled to 29 attacks as al-Qaeda and other insurgent groups have turned to women to exploit cultural practices that do not allow men to search women. To combat this threat, Iraqis have begun recruiting women for the Daughters of Iraq, a community policing program that has stopped many female insurgents.


2008-09-11 01:00:00

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