Several videos and photos purporting to show the gang leader murdered in a car in Baghdad are circulating on social media and in Iraqi media. Several sources in the criminal environment confirm the information about the murder of SVT Nyheter’s reporter Diamant Salihu.
– We have previously seen that in this conflict people have hunted each other in other countries.
The man has previously been in the top tier of Foxtrot. Later he started his own gang and distanced himself from Rawa Majid.
Escalation is feared
In a live broadcast on social media, the rival side has gone in and mocked the man who is said to have been killed.
Sources within the police now fear that the murder could lead to an escalation in the gang environment.
– I myself saw a live broadcast where people threatened to attack relatives, says Diamant Salihu.
A suspected shooter has been arrested, Iraqi media reports.
The article is updated.