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described by students and teacher as one of the “Baath Party’s legion of small
tyrants”. 916
• 5 May 2003: Abd Al-Abbas Na’im, who was Head of the Legal Affairs Department of
Basrah’s Teaching Hospital and a high-ranking Ba’ath Party member, was shot dead in
his house in Abu Al-Khasib. 917
• 4 May 2003: Abed Taher Iskandar, a teacher and senior member of the Ba’ath Party,
was shot in the head near the Education Department of Al-Jamiat residential area in
Basrah, shortly after receiving his salary. The fact that his money was not taken
indicates that he was the victim of a revenge killing. 918
916 Wilson, see above footnote 510.
917 AI, Iraq – The need for security, see above footnote 510.
918 Ibid.
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