Samira Ahmed Jassim al-Azzawi or Samira Jassam (born 1958
'' New York Times'', 3 February 2009), also known as Um al-Mumenin, "the mother of the believers","Iraqi woman had 80 women raped to recruit suicide bombers"
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militants from the

Ansar al-Sunnah Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah ( ar, جماعة أنصار السنه, Jama'at 'Anṣār as-Sunnah, lit=Assembly of the Helpers of Sunnah), also known as Jaish Ansar al-Sunna (Army of the Helpers of Sunnah), Ali ibn Abi Talib Battalion or simply as ...

group in

Diyala province Diyala Governorate ( ar, محافظة ديالى ) or Diyala Province is a governorate in central-eastern Iraq. Provincial government *Governor: Muthana al-Timimi *Deputy Governor: Mohammed Jassim al-Jubouri Council Geography Diyala Gov ...

."Iraq's 'female bomber recruiter'"
'' BBC News'', 4 February 2009 Jassim has been detained by Iraqi security forces since 21 January 2009. She is alleged to have admitted, in an apparent video confession, that she identified and recruited potential suicide bombers and helped them carry out missions. Additionally, Jassim confessed, in an interview with the Associated Press, how she and insurgents used rape as a "tool" to recruit women suicide bombers—"shamed" rape victims are alleged to have been persuaded to "redeem themselves through suicide attacks"."Woman set up rapes to 'recruit' 80 suicide bombers"
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'', 5 February 2009

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