A Kolbar from Salas-e Babajani County, lost his life after being directly shot by border guard forces in the border area this city.
According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, border guard forces opened fire on a group of Kolbars in the Salas-e Babajani border area, as a result of which one Kolbar lost his life.
The identity of the deceased kolbar, Mohammad-Sediq Oely, from Anjir Bus village in Salas-e Babajani County, has been verified by Kolbarnews.
According to this report, border guard forces directly targeted this Kolbar using military-grade weapons, and he lost his life as a result of the shooting.
It is worth noting that this Kolbar was married and the father of two young 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.
