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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 the head of one of the majority-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 niece 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. |
| The head of the Awakening Council in Anbar, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a key US ally who was widely credited with having defeated al-Qaeda in much of western Iraq, was assassinated in September. | |
| Exploded minibus | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Diyala province - where Monday's attack occurred - has recently been the focus of such attacks by female suicide bombers. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |