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Bomber kills Iraqi tribal leader Bomber kills Iraqi tribal leader
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An Iraqi tribal leader has been killed in a suicide bombing at his house south-east of Baquba, police say.An Iraqi tribal leader has been killed in a suicide bombing at his house south-east of Baquba, police say.
Thaer Ghadban al-Karkhi was a member of the mainly Sunni Arab Awakening councils, allied with the US military against al-Qaeda in Iraq. Thaer Ghadban al-Karkhi was the head of one of the majority-Sunni Arab Awakening Councils, allied with the US military against al-Qaeda in Iraq.
A woman detonated an explosives vest after he answered the door, killing him, his daughter and two guards. A woman detonated an explosives vest after he answered the door, killing him, his niece and two guards.
Sunni militias have been credited with helping to bring down the level of violence in Iraq in recent months.Sunni militias have been credited with helping to bring down the level of violence in Iraq in recent months.
However, its members have frequently been targeted for attack by al-Qaeda militants.However, its members have frequently been targeted for attack by al-Qaeda militants.
In September 2007, Sheikh Abu Risha - one of the leading figures in the Awakening Councils - was killed by a car bomb.
Exploded minibus
Correspondents say female suicide bombers have been involved in at least 19 attacks or attempted attacks since the anti-US insurgency began in 2003.Correspondents say female suicide bombers have been involved in at least 19 attacks or attempted attacks since the anti-US insurgency began in 2003.
Some of those have been in recent months in Diyala province where Monday's attack occurred. The BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad says the increased use of female suicide bombers may be evidence of tighter security, because men are more likely to be searched thoroughly.
Separately in another part of Diyala, a bomber blew himself up at the gate of a police station killing two people, police said. Diyala province - where Monday's attack occurred - has recently been the focus of such attacks by female suicide bombers.
Two other bombings in Iraq have been reported.
In another part of Diyala, a bomber blew himself up at the gate of a police station, killing two people, police said.
Twenty people, two of them policemen, were also wounded in the attack.Twenty people, two of them policemen, were also wounded in the attack.
In Baghdad, police said one person was killed and five wounded when a bomb in a parked minibus exploded in the northern Shaab district. And in Baghdad, police said one person was killed and five wounded when a bomb in a parked minibus exploded in the northern Shaab district.