Wazir Rahimi, a Kolbar from the Shahou District of Ravansar County, was killed by direct fire from Border Guard forces while working as a Kolbar in the Shushmi border area near Nowsud.
According to Kolbarnews, in the early hours of 3 July 2026, Wazir Rahimi, a 57-year-old Kolbar, was shot by Border Guard forces in the Shushmi border region of Nowsud, in Kermanshah Province, and died at the scene.
According to information received from local sources, the Kolbar was shot at close range while crossing mountainous border routes used for cross-border carrying.
The injuries were reportedly so severe that he died before any medical assistance could be provided.
Wazir Rahimi was married and originally from the village of Mansour Aghaei in the Shahou District of Ravansar County.
Due to poverty, unemployment, and the lack of stable employment opportunities, he had been living with his family in the border town of Nowsud for approximately 20 years, earning a living through Kolbari.
According to the latest reports, after being recovered from the border highlands, the body of the Kolbar remains at the Nowsud health centre and has not yet been released to his family.
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.
