Residents gather around a boat in the Al-Chibayish marshes of Dhi Qar after security forces discovered the bodies of three brothers who were shot dead while searching for their stolen livestock.
Three brothers found dead in the Al-Chibayish Marshes of Dhi Qar
DHI QAR — Security forces on Sunday found the bodies of three brothers inside their boat in the Al-Chibayish marshes in southern Dhi Qar governorate, a day after they went missing while searching for stolen livestock, a security source said.
The source told 964media that “security forces in Al-Chibayish district found the bodies of three brothers who went missing yesterday while heading to the marshes to look for their stolen cattle.”
“Contact with them was lost on Saturday, and their family reported the disappearance to the police,” the source said. “Search operations began immediately with the help of local residents.”
The police later found their boat in the marshes, where all three men had been killed by gunfire.
Their bodies were transferred to the forensic department in Dhi Qar, and an investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the incident.