Hossein Dowlatkhah, a Kolbar from Mako, was killed after being shot directly by Turkish border forces.
According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, a Kolbar was killed by direct fire from Turkish border forces in the border region of Mako.
The identity of the Kolbar has been confirmed as Hossein Dowlatkhah, father of three and a resident of Yarmagh village near Mako.
According to the report, Turkish border guards opened direct fire at Hossein Dowlatkhah while he was still inside Iranian territory. His body was transferred to the Hospital in Mako on Tuesday and was buried today, Wednesday, in his home village.
On Monday, August 21, 2017, his younger brother Vahid Dowlatkhah, a 17-year-old child-Kolbar, was severely wounded after being shot directly by Iranian border forces. He later died in hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
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).
