Islamic State Increasingly Rely on Female Suicide Bombers
John Hayward
[The report includes a number of attacks by female bombers linked to Boko Haram, which now refers to itself as the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWA): In its most recent assault, ISWA attempted to target a internally displaced persons (IDP) camp with three females near the northeast Nigeria town of Maiduguri, killing at least 69 people on Jan.
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