Tariq Nazari, a Kolbar from Salas Babajani, was killed by direct gunfire from border forces in the Nowsud border region.
According to Kolbarnews, on the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2024, border forces in the Nowsud region opened fire on a group of Kolbars using military weapons, resulting in the death of one of them.
The identity of the Kolbar has been confirmed as “Tariq Nazari,” son of Hatem, from Salas Babajani.
Tariq Nazari was married, had three children, and resided in Javanrud.
It is noteworthy that Nazari succumbed to his injuries after being transferred to Qods Hospital in Paveh.
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.