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BAGHDAD -- Suicide bombers, including at least three women, struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and Kurdish protesters in the northern city of Kirkuk on Monday, killing at least 57 people -- a brutal reminder that mass gatherings remain vulnerable despite vast improvements in security.
The attacks came even though the U.S. has stepped up efforts to recruit and train women for Iraq's police force and enlist them to join Sunnis fighting al-Qaida. Insurgents increasingly use female bombers because their billowing, black robes easily hide explosives and they are less likely to be searched.See the full content of this document
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Suicide Bombers in Iraq Claim 57
U.S. military figures show at least 27 female suicide bombings this year, compared with eight in 2007.
Monday's attacks tapped into two different sets of fears.The three nearly simultaneous bombings in Baghdad undermined public confidence in recent security gains that have tamped down secta...See the full content of this document
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