Iraq jails woman who recruited 80 plus suicide bombers

By Jomana Karadsheh CNN

She’s been called the “mother of the believers,” a middle-aged woman possibly responsible for recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers in Iraq and involvement in at least 28 terrorist operations.

Now she’s in jail, arrested on January 21.

Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, spokesman for the Baghdad command, identified the suspect as Samira Ahmed Jassim.

The arrest is considered a major stride in confronting the challenge of female suicide bombers, more than 30 of whom detonated themselves last year.

The bombers were recruited in Baghdad and Diyala province for the Ansar al-Sunna militant group, said Atta, who added that police were aware of the identities of the women, including their fake names on fake IDs, and were on the hunt for them.