• Man kills 4 family members over drug use
• His brother intervenes and kills the perpetrator

A tragic incident in Diwaniya province, southern Iraq, claimed the lives of five members of a single family due to drug use, according to official investigations

A security source revealed that a person under the influence of drugs shot and killed four members of his family

The source told local media that the suspect opened fire on his mother, father, and his brother’s pregnant wife

After the incident, his brother intervened and killed the perpetrator, bringing the total number of victims in the family to five

The source added that the suspect had been released from prison a few months earlier and was under the influence of drugs at the time of the crime

The incident sparked widespread outrage on social media, with many noting that it serves as a serious warning about the growing dangers of drug use and its destructive impact on families and community safety