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Baghdad university dean assassinated


Published: Dec. 19, 2007 at 7:36 AM
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The dean of a Baghdad University faculty was gunned down by assassins in front of his home in southern Baghdad, police reported Wednesday.

Dr. Mohammad al-Miyahi, dean of the al-Maamoun faculty, was stepping out of his car when he was struck by bullets fired from a silencer-equipped gun Tuesday, police told Kuwait's KUNA news agency.

As more insurgents are leaving Baghdad for other parts of the country, those remaining are increasingly targeting scientific and academic figures, the report said.

The situation in Baghdad was reflected in a Pentagon report to Congress Tuesday that cited "significant security progress, momentum in reconciliation at the local and provincial levels and economic progress," and which said high-profile bombing attacks had dropped by half since March.

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