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Women's Rights Activist Beheaded in Iraq

Hussain headed women's league in Kurdish Communist Party

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(Newser) – Armed men yesterday stormed the home of a women's rights activist and Kurdish leader and beheaded her, reports CNN. Nahla Hussain, a 37-year-old married mom of two, was the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party. She was alone in her home in the volatile northern town of Kirkuk when the murder occurred.

A police officer stands guard outside in northern Kirkuk earlier this year.
A police officer stands guard outside in northern Kirkuk earlier this year.   (AP Photo)
Crippled cars lie in testament to earlier violence in the volatile city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, where a women's rights activist was beheaded yesterday.
Crippled cars lie in testament to earlier violence in the volatile city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, where a women's rights activist was beheaded yesterday.   (AP Photo/Selcan Hacaoglu)
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