AP News, February 1st, 2008
Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion:
_ Feb. 1: Two mentally retarded woman strapped with remote-control explosives strike pet markets in Baghdad. At least 73 people killed; Iraqi authorities believe the women may have been used as unwitting suicide bombers.
_ Jan. 29: A suicide bomber blows herself up at a checkpoint in Baghdad, killing two people, according to Iraqi police. The U.S. military denies it was a suicide attack and says there were no fatalities.
_ Jan. 16: A woman suicide bomber strikes worshippers preparing for a Shiite religious holiday in the Diyala province town of Khan Bani Saad, killing nine people and wounding six.
_ Dec. 31 : A suicide bomber blows herself up near a police patrol, wounding five policemen and four civilians in the Diyala capital Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad.
_ Dec. 7: A female suicide bomber attacks offices of a Sunni group battling al-Qaida in Iraq, killing at least 15 people and wounding 35 in Muqdadiyah in Diyala province, about 60 miles north of Baghdad. The attacker's two sons joined al-Qaida and were killed by Iraqi forces.
_ Nov. 4: A woman detonates explosives next to an American patrol near Baqouba, wounding seven U.S. soldiers and five Iraqis.
_ July 23: A female suicide bomber kills two policemen and wounds 10 at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Ramadi, 70 miles west of Baghdad.
_ April 11: A woman wearing an explosives vest underneath her robe blows herself up among 200 Iraqi police recruits, killing 16 and wounding 33 in Muqdadiyah.
_ Feb. 25, 2007: A female suicide bomber triggers a ball bearing-packed charge, killing at least 41 people and wounding at least 46 at a mostly Shiite college in Baghdad.
_ Dec. 6, 2005: Two women detonate explosives in a classroom filled with students at Baghdad's police academy, killing 27 people.
_ Nov. 9, 2005: A Belgian convert to Islam, Muriel Degauque, detonates explosives near a U.S. patrol. Degauque was the only one killed in the blast.
_ Oct. 11, 2005: A female suicide bomber strikes near a U.S. military patrol in Mosul in northern Iraq. No soldiers were injured, but it was not known whether the blast caused any casualties.
_ Sept. 28, 2005: A female suicide bomber attacks an Iraqi army recruitment center in Tal Afar in northern Iraq, killing six people and wounding 30. Witnesses said the attacker wore men's clothing as a disguise while standing in line with job applicants.
_ April 15, 2003: Two female suicide bombers carry out an attack that killed U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint northwest of Baghdad. The military said one women was pregnant.
