Military forces in the border area of Marivan assaulted five Kolbars, severely injuring one of them.
According to Kolbarnews, early Sunday morning, October 13, 2024, border regiment forces in the Marivan border area assaulted a group of Kolbars, severely injuring one.
The identities of the Kolbars have been confirmed as “Karavan (last name unknown),” “Mohammad (last name unknown),” “Pouria (last name unknown),” “Saman (last name unknown),” and “Farshid (last name unknown),” all from Marivan.
According to the report, Mohammad was severely injured and has been transferred to medical centers in the city of Marivan for treatment.
The military forces pursued, tortured, and beat these Kolbars despite them carrying no goods at the time.
According to registered statistics from Kolbarnews, in the first six months of 1403, a total of 142 Kolbars in border areas and interroad routes of the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah were killed or injured due to various factors such as direct shooting by military forces, avalanches, frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from heights, and other incidents. Of these, a total of 36 Kolbars (25%) were killed, and 106 Kolbars (75%) were injured. Among the 142 Kolbars who were killed or injured in the first half of 2024, 124 cases (87%) were due to direct shooting or beating by military forces. Furthermore, 10 of these Kolbars were children under the age of 18. Compared to the same period in 2023, there has been a 67% increase in the number of Kolbars killed and injured along the Kurdish border.
