An Iraqi father weeps on the coffin of his son, who died in the Feb. 28 Hillah suicide bombing, in Najaf on March 1.

The blast was the single deadliest attack since the war began, and it demonstrated insurgents' ability and willingness to keep fighting despite last month's parliamentary election, and the recent arrests of several key insurgent suspects, including Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, one of Saddam Hussein's half brothers and a former domestic security chief who is suspected of helping fund the nation's insurgency from Syria.

The Japan Times Weekly: March 5, 2005
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