A look at some of the deadliest attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq

Attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq

A look at some recent attacks by female suicide bombers in Iraq:

— Feb. 1, 2010: A female suicide bomber walking among Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad detonated an explosives belt, killing at least 54 people and wounding more than 117.

— April 24, 2009: Two female suicide bombers attack worshippers at Baghdad’s most important Shiite shrine, killing at least 71 people and wounding 127.

— Feb. 13, 2009: A bomber attacks a tent filled with pilgrims, killing 40 people and wounding 60 others.

— July 28, 2008: Female suicide bombers attack pilgrims in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 300.

— May 1, 2008: A bomber imitating pregnancy detonates the first bomb in a double suicide attack that kills at least 36 people in Balad Ruz.

— March 17, 2008: A bomber attacks a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala, killing at least 49 people and wounding 73.

— Feb. 1, 2008: Two women strapped with remote-controlled explosives attack pet markets in Baghdad, killing at least 100 people and wounding more than 100.

— Feb. 25, 2007: A bomber attacks a Shiite college in Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding at least 46.