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The bomber struck a feast held to unite members of the Qaraghouli tribe, many of whom live in the Qaraghoul village south of the capital. Tribe members were invited from other parts of Iraq, and political candidates attended. Video footage of the aftermath of the bombing obtained by Reuters showed scenes of chaos in a garden outside the home of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Saleh, where corpses and body parts were strewn amid scores of plastic chairs set up for a feast. "The gathering was held to gather our tribal leaders in the north, and the south as well, to unify them. But a criminal act has taken place, causing the death of a number of our brothers," village mayor Jassim Mohammed told Reuters. Tribal structures are gaining in clout in Iraq and are expected to advance in the January 31 provincial elections at the expense of the sectarian-based political parties that have divided power in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. In Sunni Arab areas, tribes played a decisive role in reducing Iraq's violence by turning on al Qaeda Sunni militants in 2006-2007. In other areas, the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has set up tribal councils, sometimes angering his allies in traditional Shi'ite and Kurdish parties. A greater political role for Iraqi clans and tribes could help soften the stark ethnic and sectarian divisions that have defined Iraqi politics and fueled bloodshed, tribal chiefs say. The Qaraghouli tribesmen targeted in Friday's attack were mainly Sunni Muslims but members from the south include Shi'ites. They speak Arabic and consider themselves Arabs, but the tribe's name is of Turkmen origin and parties representing the Turkmen minority expressed solidarity after the attack. Friday's attack, the deadliest in weeks, took place in a rural area along the Euphrates River south of Baghdad, dubbed the "triangle of death" after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. 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