An 18-year-old Kolbar from Saqqez was severely injured by direct gunfire from border guards along the Baneh border.
According to Kolbarnews, on the night of Monday, January 20, 2025, a Kolbar from Saqqez, unaccompanied by any goods, was shot by border guards using a Kalashnikov near the “HangeJal” border in Baneh. He sustained severe injuries to his leg.
The Kolbar has been identified as Saro Vaisi, 18 years old, from Saqqez.
Reports indicate that the injured Kolbar was immediately transferred to hospital in Baneh for 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.
