The ‘Black Widows’ of Iraq

ON September 28, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in the border town of Tal Afar, 420 km northwest of Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 35. With the increasing level of violence in Iraq, such an incident would hardly attract a lot of attention, especially given the comparatively s...

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Main Author:	Dolnik, Adam
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Commentary
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-878732020-11-01T07:33:05Z The ‘Black Widows’ of Iraq Dolnik, Adam S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science ON September 28, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt in the border town of Tal Afar, 420 km northwest of Baghdad, killing six people and wounding 35. With the increasing level of violence in Iraq, such an incident would hardly attract a lot of attention, especially given the comparatively small number of casualties. However, in this case there is an alarming new twist – the suicide bomber was a woman. This tactical shift is highly significant, and has the potential of intensifying the Iraqi insurgency. 2016-02-01T04:43:23Z 2019-12-06T16:51:09Z 2016-02-01T04:43:23Z 2019-12-06T16:51:09Z 2005 Commentary Dolnik, A. (2005). The ‘Black Widows’ of Iraq. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 067). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87873 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39909 en RSIS Commentaries, 067-05 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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The ‘Black Widows’ of Iraq

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