A militia group with immense power in Iraq has issued names of 461 intellectuals which it says it has ordered its armed men to assassinate.

The name list is distributed across the country and copies are not hard to obtain in Baghdad.

Several Iraq-related websites have issued the names.

The list includes some of the brightest Iraqi authors, journalists, doctors and scientists.

Azzaman obtained the list from the Iraqi Writers Union which declined to reveal the name of the factional group calling for the killing of the 461 intellectuals, citing security concerns.

…’The list is part of an organized, foreign-backed campaign to terrorize Iraqi brains,’ a source at the union said.
azzaman.com

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