Are the Iraqi Sunnis really so wimpy that they target elderly unarmed women ?

Question

By Arwa Damon CNN
"Where will you escape Umm Luma? Await the rage, the slaughter and the murder.

The threat was signed by the Brigades of Death, a Sunni extremist group. Like similar organizations, it claims Iraqi Shiites are conspiring with the Americans.

But Umm Luma had no political affiliations and neither do they, her relatives said. They said they had no enemies.

The family fled nonetheless, even though no one -- least of all Umm Luma -- thought the note-writers would kill a woman. The false sense of security led Umm Luma home after a week.

On September 16, she left the house to buy bread for breakfast and a car drove up. Someone inside called her name.

"Are you Umm Luma?" asked a man in the car.

"Yes, dear. What would you like?" Umm Luma responded.

The first bullet ripped through her arm, knocking her to the ground, said Rafal. The man, who couldn't have been older than 18, then exited the car and shot Umm Luma four more times.

I saw my mother on the street. I picked up her brains with my own hands and wrapped it," Osama said, repeating the words, "picked up her brains."

Answer 1

the prophet said it's an honor to kill grandma

Answer 2

Sectarian or religious violence doesnt really have anything to do with sex , age or gender. The ancient hatred that has caused these deep rooted feuds almost goes beyond our comprehension. The violence isnt targeted at anyone so much as its targeted as one group against another. If they happen to be women or children is of little consequence to them.