Iraqi Hezbollah's Al Bayyna Newspaper Thursday carried an editorial with the headline, "Cleansing of Iraqi scientific intellectuals: Who benefits and who loses?"

It said over the past few years, Iraqis witnessed the cleansing of a large number of Iraqi doctors, professors and others whose goal was to distribute knowledge to Iraqi society. The editorial said this cleansing is not rare in a country like Iraq, which has been ruled by many oppressors and ignorants.

"Those who read the history of Iraq find out that many of the scientific and religious figures were killed by the hands of the oppressors due to the threats these figures could represent," it said.

It added that oppressors see in intellectuals an obstacle against achieving their goals.

The paper said the greatest character known in humanity after Prophet Mohammed, Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, the prophet's cousin, was killed by his own nation.