Madih Kermani, a Kurdish Kolbar from Marivan, was killed after being shot by border guard forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Bashmaq border area.
His body was returned to his family three days later, after being held by the security authorities.
According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, Madh Kermani was working as a Kolbar in the Bashmaq border area of Marivan when he was struck by direct gunfire from the Border Guard Regiment. He died at the scene.
According to information obtained, the bullet struck the Kolbar in the head.
Following the incident, security forces took possession of his body, and for three days his family received no information regarding either his fate or the location where his body was being held.
Finally, on Thursday, 30 July 2026, government officials contacted the Kermani family and instructed them to go to Bouali Hospital to receive his body. The phone call was the family’s first notification that Madih Kermani had been killed.
Madih Kermani was a native of Kheirabad village and a resident of Marivan. He was married and the father of two children.
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.
