FAMILIES SHATTERED BY SUICIDE ATTACKS
Sudarsan Raghavan – Washington Post Foreign Service – Wed 17 Sept, 2008
Police question woman with explosives. Iraqi police detain a young woman wearing an explosives belt and interrogate her about her intentions. Image: Washington Post video.
BAQUBAH, Iraq — Shortly after the Muslim sunset prayer, the beggar approached Naeem Jabbar as he stepped out of his car. She was no more than 19 years old. He was a leader of the Awakening, a U.S.-backed force that has helped improve security in Iraq. For the past four months, Jabbar had given the young woman food and money, enabling her to survive until the next day.
“He trusted her,” said Jabbar’s brother, Muntasar. “We never searched her.”
On this evening in July, hidden under her black garments, she wore a vest filled with explosives, nails and ball bearings. . .
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