Female Suicide Bomber Strikes in Central Iraq

16 die in second attack by a woman in 2 weeks; another blast kills 10

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 7, 2007 10:39 AM CST

(Newser) – A woman detonated a bomb today in the offices of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in central Iraq, killing 16 and injuring 27. The suicide bombing, at the Muqdadiyah office of an anti-al-Qaeda group, was the second by a woman in 2 weeks, AFP reports. Elsewhere in restive Diyala province, a bombing at a checkpoint killed 10, the BBC reports.

Recent bombings are thought to be the work of the Al-Siddiq Brigades, an al-Qaeda ally that recently warned of a campaign of violence lasting until January 29. Al-Sahwa or Awakening groups, mostly tribal Sunnis whom the US military pays to combat al-Qaeda militants who attack civilians, have sprung up around the Iraq.

U.S. Soldiers Raid Iraqi Homes In Diyala Province (Getty Images)

Map locates Muqdadiyah, Iraq, where at least 15 people were killed in suicide bombing; 1c x 1 7/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 47.6 mm (Associated Press)

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