A 17-year-old child Kolbar from Salase Babajani, was injured by direct gunfire from border guards in the border area of Nowsud.
According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, border forces in Nowsud opened fire on a group of Kolbars, seriously injuring a child Kolbar in the lower back.
The injured child Kolbar identity has been confirmed as “Hija Shiri,” a 17-year-old resident of Salas-e Babajani.
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.
