Female Suicide Bombings in Iraq Over the Last Year

? 4 January 2009: A female suicide bomber blows herself up among a crowd of pilgrims worshiping at the Imam Mousa al-Kazim shrine in northern Baghdad, killing 38 people and wounding 72

? 24 November 2008: Five people are killed at a checkpoint outside Baghdad's Green Zone when an explosive vest worn by a female suicide bomber is apparently detonated remotely

? 8 October 2008: A female suicide bomber kills 10 people outside the court of appeals building in Baquba, Diyala province

? 11 August 2008: A female suicide bombing at a market checkpoint in Baquba kills one police officer and wounds 14 people

? 25 July 2008: A female suicide bomber blows herself up as she approaches US-allied Sunni fighters in Baquba, killing at least eight and wounding 24 others

? 22 June 2008: A woman detonates a device outside a government complex in Baquba, killing 15 and wounding 40

? 1 May 2008: A bomber, disguised as a pregnant woman and accompanied by a male, attacks a wedding in Diyala province, killing 35 people and wounding 65 others

? 16 January 2008: A female suicide bomber kills eight people outside a Shia mosque in Diyala province

? 2 January 2008: A female suicide bomb attack on a neighborhood volunteer checkpoint in Baquba kills 10 people and wounds eight