Samira Ahmed Jassim al-Azzawi or Samira Jassam (born 1958
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'', 3 February 2009), also known as Um al-Mumenin, "the mother of the believers","Iraqi woman had 80 women raped to recruit suicide bombers"
'' Herald Sun'', 4 February 2009 is alleged to have worked with Sunni militants from the Ansar al-Sunnah group in Diyala province."Iraq's 'female bomber recruiter'"
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'', 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

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s and helped them carry out missions. Additionally, Jassim confessed, in an interview with the

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, how she and

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used

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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"
, '' Canberra Times'', 5 February 2009

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