Sunni figure assassinated in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Unknown gunmen assassinated Sheikh Abdullah Adnan al-Neimi, head of the tribal office of Iraq’s Scholars and Intellectuals Group, at an area in southern Basra city, a source from the Group said on Thursday. “The incident took place at Mhejran area, southern Basra,” Mohammed al-Dosari told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Neimi died instantly when the gunmen opened fire at him today (March 12) afternoon,” he said. The Group, formed in 2007, calls for employing a moderate religious approach to reinforce national unity. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. MH (P)/AmR 1