Death of a Kolbar Due to Gunfire from Islamic Republic Forces in the Nowsud Border Area

Following direct gunfire from Islamic Republic military personnel in the Nowsud border area of Kermanshah province, a kolbar named Hejir Mohammadi was killed. According to Kolbarnews on Wednesday, June 6, the body of this kolbar, who lost his life due to direct shooting by government forces, was reported. Some other sources indicated that this incident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, and Hejir Mohammadi was severely wounded and transferred to Quds Hospital in Paveh, where he died. The body of the deceased kolbar is set to be transferred to Javanrud, his place of residence, after completing administrative procedures. Last week, the news agency 'Kurdpa' reported that since the beginning of this year, 17 kolbars have been killed in Iran, six of whom were under 18 years old. According to this report, from 2011 to 2023, a total of 2,463 kolbars have been killed or injured in the northwestern and western provinces of Iran. Armed personnel of the Islamic Republic, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, have targeted hundreds of kolbars and merchants in deadly shootings under the pretext of 'combating smuggling' over the past decades. In many cases, relevant authorities of the Islamic Republic, in response to complaints and follow-ups from the victims' families, promote the perpetrators of these shootings instead of holding them accountable and transfer them to other regions of Iran. Severe injury of a merchant in Marivan due to gunfire from military forces. Images from the funeral of Sina Rasoulzadeh, a 19-year-old kolbar who was killed. Kurdpa: Since the beginning of the year, 17 kolbars have been killed. At least five people were killed in Behshahr and Saravan due to gunfire from government forces. The IRGC killed a young man from Marivan on suspicion of 'carrying smuggled goods.'