BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Gunmen broke into the house of a women's rights activist in the volatile northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday and beheaded her, police said.
The victim was identified as Nahla Hussain, the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party. She was alone in the house at the time of her death.
It is not known what the circumstances were that led to the attack. Violence against women has been an ongoing problem in Iraq.
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi police say attackers have decapitated the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party.
A police officer says gunmen on Thursday stormed the Kirkuk home of Nahla Hussein al-Shaly and shot and beheaded her.
The city of Kirkuk lies 180 miles north of Baghdad. The officer who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
Party spokesman Azad Gahareeb says the 37-year-old al-Shaly may have been targeted because she promoted women's rights. He says the married mother of two was alone in the house when she was attacked.
1. But we were making such "progress" ! Things are better than with Saddam!
Edited on Sat Dec-20-08 12:13 AM by saracat
:grr: :grr: But of course Rick Warren would say that the women of the US should be "grateful" we don't have this here!:sarcasm: RIP Nahla. You are a martyr. And all women everywhere should honor you!
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