Latif Yaghobi, a Kolbar from Salmas who was injured by direct fire from border guards, passed away after seven days due to the severity of his injuries.
According to Kolbarnews, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, Latif Yaghobi, a 45-year-old Kolbar from the village of “Koozeh Rash” in the Salmas region, died from severe injuries caused by direct shooting from border guards.
Latif Yaghobi had been seriously wounded on Wednesday, July 16, due to direct fire by military forces along the Salmas border strip.
Latif Yaghobi was married and had children.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the year 1403, a total of 183 Kolbars were killed or injured in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct shooting by regime military forces, avalanches and hypothermia, landmine explosions, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents.Out of this total, 52 Kolbars (28%) were killed, and 131 Kolbars (72%) were injured. Among the 183 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 1403, 143 cases (78%) resulted from direct shootings by regime military forces.Additionally, among the 183 kulbars affected, 11 (6%) were child Kolbars under the age of 18. One of these cases resulted in the death of a child Kolbar due to hypothermia.
