Mehdi Sharifi, a Kurdish Kolbar from Baneh, was shot dead by direct fire from Iranian border regiment forces in the Sardaw border area of this city.
According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Sunday, October 5, 2025, a Kolbar lost his life after being directly targeted by border regiment forces in the Sardaw border zone of Baneh County.
The identity of the victim has been confirmed as Mehdi Sharifi, a resident of Kani Sib village in the Baneh region. He was the father of one child.
The body of this Kolbar has been transferred to Salahaddin Ayoubi Hospital in Baneh and has not yet been handed over to his family.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the first six months of 1404 (Iranian calendar), a total of 37 Kolbars in the border areas and intercity routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces were killed or injured due to factors such as direct gunfire by regime military forces, avalanches and freezing, landmines, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents. Of this number: 17 Kolbars (46%) were killed, 20 Kolbars (54%) were injured. Out of the total 37 cases in the first half of 1404, 32 incidents (86%) resulted from direct gunfire by regime military forces. Among these victims, 1 Kolbar (3%) was a child under 18, who was killed by direct gunfire from Iraqi border guards (Haras al-Hudud).
