A female suicide bomber dressed like a man detonated an explosive belt outside a U.S. military facility in the northern Iraqi city of Tall Afar on Wednesday, killing at least five civilians and injuring more than 30, the military said. The unidentified woman was the first known female suicide bomber in the insurgency that began after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Using a female was a ploy to exploit the religious fact that women aren't searched like men are. It seems like this would do more harm to their cause than good as it suggests they don't care about their religion. At least that's what it says to me. The end result is still terror - now everyone will have to be checked, including women and children.

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