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Yemen: Clad as woman, Islamic State jihadi murders 10 at Shia mosque

Sep 25, 2015 4:53 pm By Robert Spencer

But remember: in the West, if you raise security concerns about the burqa or niqab, you’re a racist, bigoted Islamophobe.

al-Balili mosque

Sunni-Shi’ite Jihad Update: “Clad as woman, Islamic State suicide bomber slays 10 at Houthi mosque; airstrike kills family,” Reuters, September 25, 2015:

SANAA – At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run by Yemen’s Houthi group, security sources said.

In northern Yemen, residents said warplanes from the Arab coalition conducting air raids against the Houthis struck a house in Hajjah province, killing six members of the same family, including four children. Two other people were wounded in the attack, residents reached by telephone said.

Islamic State’s branch in Yemen said the attack at al-Balili mosque, just outside the Old City of Sanaa, had killed or wounded dozens of “rejectionists.” The Sunni militant group uses that term to describe Shiite Muslims it deems to be heretics.

“In a security operation facilitated by God as part of the acts of revenge for Muslims from the rejectionist Houthis, brother Abu Omar al-Hadidi waded into a crowd of apostate Houthis at al-Balili temple, detonated his suicide belt causing dozens to perish or to be injured…,” the statement said.

Medics said at least 36 other people were wounded. A Houthi website gave a death toll of at least 10, while Arab media said it was at least 25.

The Houthis, allies of Iran, seized Sanaa a year ago and forced President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi into exile in Saudi Arabia. Since March, the Western-allied Saudis have led an Arab coalition trying to restore Hadi to power and drive the Houthis back to their northern stronghold.

More than 4,500 people have been killed in the conflict, which Islamic State has exploited to expand its operations.

Witnesses had earlier described a twin suicide attack on the mosque, where worshippers were celebrating Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice.

Nayef, who lives nearby, said he heard one explosion followed quickly by a second. “We gathered to rescue the wounded. The situation is very painful and blood is everywhere.”

The witnesses said the first blast shook the mosque soon after worshippers gathered for prayers. A second suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt when Houthi guards tried to stop him rushing deep inside the mosque….

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  1. Cecilia Ellis says

    Sep 25, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    “At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up . . .”

    Sadly, he thought it was a clock . . .

    • Karen says

      Sep 26, 2015 at 1:13 am

      Yes, a Cool Clock.

  2. Angemon says

    Sep 25, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run

    Aren’t women supposed to be in a separate room?

    • fudge says

      Sep 26, 2015 at 7:49 am

      well i have told a yemen muslim women not to use the veil because we think they could be men dressed has women

  3. Bob says

    Sep 25, 2015 at 8:05 pm

    You must earn extra points for blowing yourself up at a mosque.

  4. VRWC member77 says

    Sep 25, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    If a muslim woman wants to walk around with a pathetic little head scarf while being clueless to the fact that it brings more focused attention upon other parts of her body that could be indulged by lustful public male eyes, then fine………………she has every right to look foolish and stupid.

    If she (or possibly he) is walking around in a tent otherwise known as a “burka” then I’ve got a real problem with that. It’s not a poncho wearing football fan on a rainy day. It’s a muslim walking around making a political statement with a lot of room for an AK-47 or a CLOCK BOMB. And that includes your sister ahmad mohamadd.

  5. mortimer says

    Sep 25, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    And Muslims will continue to deny that bombings are authorized by Islam.

    • Azacque says

      Sep 26, 2015 at 12:04 am

      Then this bomber was before allah, asking for his virgins, saying, where are my women? allah said who said anything about them being women.

    • Karen says

      Sep 26, 2015 at 1:11 am

      Yes. Saba Ahmed was just lecturing the public about how the Koran never justifies violence.

  6. Lia Wissing says

    Sep 26, 2015 at 5:14 am

    The ever-blighted & benighted Hajj el-Husseini escaped from al-aksa many years ago by wearing women’s clothing: it’s a very old trick.

  7. Confounded says

    Sep 26, 2015 at 6:15 am

    so a snake bit a snake?

  8. Tiredofstupid says

    Sep 26, 2015 at 10:33 am

    Another good reason not to hang out at mosque

  9. Oliver says

    Sep 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    Now, will the Shiites go and bomb a Sunni (Houthi) mosque and kill 100 or so l (hopefully- the more the better) Houthis in revenge? (Hopefully all that are connected to ISIS).

    Then ISIS can kill 150 Shitties , and the Shiites can kill 250 Sunnis & Houthis. And the Shiites—etc.

    Then more dead terrorists, and the world is better off.

    Just my view

  10. Mazo says

    Sep 26, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    Yemen doesn’t have separate Sunni and Shia Mosques.

    Shias in Yemen are majority Zaydi and they pray together with Shafi’i Sunnis in the same Mosques. Unlike Twelver Shia in Iraq and Iran who have their own Shia Mosques.

    Mosques in Yemen are divided along political affiliations not sect. So Islah (Muslim Brotherhood), GPC (Saleh’s party) and Houthis all run their own Mosques, but both Zaydi Shia and Sunnis pray in the same Mosque.

    There are Zaydis and Sunnis in all of the political factions and they both go to the same Mosques if they are politically affiliated with each other.

    A Houthi Mosque got attacked by terrorists. Not a “Shia” Mosque.

  11. bassi says

    Sep 27, 2015 at 2:03 am

    Watch out Europe! With all thousands of new arrivals soon mixing with the honest hard working people of the different countries and the number in “bin bags” will be a real threat — these murderous pigs will be sticking to their agenda and blow up people just to please the demon allah

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