Mohammad Towhidpana, a 25-year-old Kolbar from Saqqez, lost his life after being directly shot by the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Hange-Jal border in Baneh.
According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of Monday, August 10, 2026, Mohammad Towhidpana, 25, son of Osman, married and a resident of Vazmala village in the Sarshiv District of Saqqez County, was directly targeted by the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Henge-Jal border in Baneh and was killed. According to an informed source, the military forces directly opened fire on this Kolbar in the Hange-Jal border area without prior warning. The source also stated that Mohammad Towhidpana died instantly after being struck by bullets fired by the military forces.
The killing of Mohammad Towhidpana comes as direct fire by the military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against Kolbars in border areas has repeatedly resulted in the killing and injury of Kolbars over the past years.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the year 2025, a total of 57 Kolbars in the border regions and intercity routes of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were killed or injured due to factors such as direct shootings by the regime’s military forces, avalanches and hypothermia, landmine explosions, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents. Of this number, 26 Kolbars, equivalent to (46%), were killed and 31 Kolbars, equivalent to (54%), were injured. Of the total 57 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 2025, a total of 44 cases, equivalent to (77%), resulted from direct shootings by the regime’s military forces. Of the total 57 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 2025, a total of 2 Kolbars, equivalent to (4%), were child kolbars under the age of 18, one of whom was killed as a result of direct gunfire by Iraqi border guards (Haras al-Hudud).Despite a 69 percent decrease in the total number of killed and injured kolbars in 2025 compared to 2024, the proportion of deaths relative to total casualties increased from 28 percent to 46 percent. This change indicates a significant increase in the share of deaths among total casualties and reflects the increasingly deadly nature of incidents in 2025.
