BAGHDAD, Iraq - Ali Jassim's parents begged him to take a month off from school after his friend was gunned down as the two men left their university in Baghdad. He refused, saying it's important not to let the insurgents win an apparent campaign against students, with at least 36 killed since April.
"We scare the terrorists who do not want progress and development in this country," the 25-year-old said. "We have had enough suffering."
The memory of his friend hits hard as students take rigorous final exams, all too aware they could be targeted by insurgents or caught up in one of Iraq's many bombings and shootings.
"I started hating to study and I don't feel very good," Jassim said. "I still remember him. He was in love with a girl... they were supposed to get married in July, after graduation."
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