LONDON, July 30, 2008
Violence In Iraq Takes On New Face
Number Of Suicide Bomb Attacks Carried Out By Women Has More Than Tripled Since Last Year
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Play CBS Video Video Rise In Female Suicide Bombers According to the U.S., women have carried out at least 27 suicide bomb attacks this year, more than triple the number in 2007. Richard Roth reports on this growing terrorist trend.
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Iraq has seen a dramatic increase in the number of female suicide bombers in 2008. (CBS)
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An Iraqi police officer searches bags of female pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Photo Essay Iraq Suicide Attacks Bombs strike Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and Kurdish rally in Kirkuk.
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Interactive Iraq: 5 Years At War Five years after the U.S.-led invasion, the war wears on.
According to the U.S. military in Iraq, women have carried the bombs in at least 27 attacks so far this year - more than triple the number of female suicide bombers in all of 2007, reports CBS News correspondent Richard Roth.
A joint assessment by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security obtained by CBS News says the statistics reflect a growing combat role for females, aided by the fact that bombs are easy to hide under traditional women's clothing.
"It's much more difficult to inspect a female Muslim woman than it is a male Muslim because of religious sensitivities," said Steven Emerson, of the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
Iraqi efforts to train and deploy more female police and security guards haven't countered the threat, though policewomen like Rafal Haziem Ali say it's their job to keep trying.
Revenge may have motivated some women bombers, who strapped on explosives after a husband, brother or son died fighting.
But as with the young woman from Gaza who flinched when she tried to detonate her bomb at an Israeli checkpoint and despaired when it failed to go off or the Sri Lankan who sat down in a welfare office and blew herself up, what's happening in Iraq reflects another fact of modern war and terror - there's no enemy deadlier than one bent on suicide, male or female.
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The Queen is calling. Go now and kiss her A$$
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Good information.As long as your a Muslim it is a peaceful religion otherwise your just a target. People need to understand the difference.
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Posted by hower4 at 11:19 AM : Jul 31, 2008
Get off this forum, jihadist.
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Sound''s like you are slightly prejudice agaist Americans. Did a American woman do you wrong? When your mum and I broke up I didn''t hold it against her whole country.She was good tho. Later you bloody fool
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No violence in England. Everyone head to England. Just peace and love. Groovy man.
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You are a limey a$$hole -- still. Why don''t you get on a British web site. Maybe you will be able to find someone to listen to your bull$hit there.
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Thank you. Very well said.
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If it wasn''t for the U.S. you would be speaking German you P.O.S.
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You are a limey ba$****!
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Once again you prove to be a terrorist sympathizer.
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It is obvious you don''t know what the He*l you are talking abut. I''ve served 3 tours in Iraq so you can kiss my A$$.
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