A Kolbar from Saqqez was severely injured following direct fire from border guards in the border region of Baneh.
According to Kolbarnews, on the night of Thursday, January 23, 2025, a Kolbar from Saqqez was shot by border guards in the HangeJal border area of Baneh with a Kalashnikov weapon, resulting in severe spinal injuries.
The identity of the Kolbar, Jamal Azizi, approximately 45 years old and a resident of Baneh, has been confirmed by Kolbarnews.
It is reported that the injured Kolbar was immediately transferred to a hospital in Saqqez for medical treatment.
Based on statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in 2024, a total of 345 Kolbars (border porters) in the border areas and inter-road routes of the West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces were killed or injured due to factors such as direct gunfire from regime military forces, avalanches and frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from mountains and heights, and other incidents. Of this total, 59 Kolbars (17%) were killed, and 286 Kolbars (83%) were injured.Among the 345 Kolbars killed or injured in 2024, 259 cases (75%) were due to direct gunfire from regime military forces. Additionally, 22 of the total (6%) were child Kolbars under 18 years old, one of whom died as a result of frostbite.
