A 38-year-old Kolbar was killed at the Baneh border due to gunfire by border regiment forces.
According to Kolbarnews, on Saturday, July 26, 2025, a young Kolbar lost his life after being directly shot by border regiment forces in the HangeJal border area of Baneh.
The identity of the Kolbar has been confirmed by Kolbarnews as Barzan Salehi, 38 years old, married and father of three, originally from Baneh and a resident of the village of Khuri-Ava.
It is reported that the body of the kolbar was transferred to Salahuddin Ayoubi Hospital in Baneh.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the year 1403, a total of 183 Kolbars were killed or injured in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct shooting by regime military forces, avalanches and hypothermia, landmine explosions, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents.Out of this total, 52 Kolbars (28%) were killed, and 131 Kolbars (72%) were injured. Among the 183 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 1403, 143 cases (78%) resulted from direct shootings by regime military forces.Additionally, among the 183 kulbars affected, 11 (6%) were child Kolbars under the age of 18. One of these cases resulted in the death of a child Kolbar due to hypothermia.
