Rezgar Hassani, a Kolbar from the city of Saqqez, was severely injured in the lower back by direct gunfire from border forces in the HangeJal border region of Baneh.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Tuesday, October 15, 2024, border forces opened fire on a group of Kolbars in the HangeJal border region, resulting in serious injury to one of them.
The identity of the injured Kolbar has been confirmed as Rezgar Hassani, a resident of Saqqez.
Rezgar Hassani was shot in the lower back by direct gunfire from the border forces, causing severe damage to his spinal cord. He is currently hospitalized in the ICU at “Shafa Hospital” in Saqqez.
It is worth noting that Rezgar’s brother, Reza Hassani, was also severely injured on Saturday evening, January 6, 2024, by direct fire from border forces in the HangeJal border region, sustaining serious injuries to his hand.
According to registered statistics from Kolbarnews, in the first six months of 1403, a total of 142 Kolbars in border areas and interroad routes of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were killed or injured due to various factors such as direct shooting by military forces, avalanches, frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from heights, and other incidents. Of these, a total of 36 Kolbars (25%) were killed, and 106 Kolbars (75%) were injured. Among the 142 Kolbars who were killed or injured in the first half of 2024, 124 cases (87%) were due to direct shooting or beating by military forces. Furthermore, 10 of these Kolbars were children under the age of 18. Compared to the same period in 2023, there has been a 67% increase in the number of Kolbars killed and injured along the Kurdish border.
