According to the recorded data, in the first half of 2025, a total of 30 Kolbars in the border regions and intercity routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces have been killed or injured due to various factors, including direct military gunfire, avalanches and frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from mountains and heights, and other causes.
- Out of this total, 14 Kolbars (47%) were killed, while 16 Kolbars (53%) were injured.
- 22 cases (73%) of the total 30 Kolbars killed or injured in the first half of 2025, resulted from direct gunfire by regime military forces.
- 2 Kolbars (7%) of the total 30 cases were child Kolbars under 18 years old, with one case involved direct shooting by Iraqi border forces (Haras al-Hudud), which resulted in the death of the child Kolbar.
- Despite an )89%( decrease in the total number of killed and injured on the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, the proportion of deaths to total casualties increased from (13%) to (47%). This change indicates a (261%) increase in the share of deaths among total casualties and reflects the deadlier nature of incidents in the first half of 2025.
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