'Mother of Believers' Arrested in Iraq

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'Mother of Believers' Arrested in Iraq
February 03, 2009
Associated Press

BAGHDAD - A woman suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has been arrested, the Iraqi military said Tuesday, dealing a major blow to one of Iraq's insurgents' most effective forms of attack.

The woman - who was identified as Samira Ahmed Jassim or by her nickname "Umm al-Mumineen," which means the mother of believers - was shown confessing in a video played for reporters at a press conference in Baghdad.

Dressed in an all-encompassing black Islamic robe, she described how she would persuade the women to be bombers, then escort them to an orchard for insurgent training and finally pick them up and lead them to their targets.

She said she was acting on behalf of insurgents based in the volatile Diyala province, north of Baghdad.

Iraqi military spokesman Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi said the suspect had recruited more than 80 women willing to carry out attacks and had admitted masterminding 28 bombings in different areas.


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