"At Least Five Kurdish Kolbars Injured by Direct Gunfire from Iranian Border Forces"
At least five Kolbars, identified as Heydar and Edris from Saqqez, along with Ehsan Abdullahzade
Hengaw: Friday, March 8, 2024
At least five Kolbars, identified as Heydar and Edris from Saqqez, along with Ehsan Abdullahzadeh, Zaniar, and Karim from Baneh in Sanandaj province, sustained severe injuries due to direct gunfire from border forces at the Hangazhall border in Baneh.
According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, on Thursday, March 6, 2024, Ehsan Abdullahzadeh, aged 19, Zaniar, aged 25, and Karim from Baneh were gravely wounded by the direct gunfire of border forces at the Hangazhall border.
Based on reliable sources, government forces, issuing threats of death, coerced the victims into contacting emergency services "because they would need it" before instructing them to flee, only to open fire from a distance of two meters.
Ehsan Abdullahzadeh sustained severe injuries to both legs, while Zaniar suffered critical injuries to his left leg. Zaniar's health condition has been reported as critical.
On the same day, Heydar and Edris, two Kolbars from Saqqez in Sanandaj province, also fell victim to severe injuries inflicted by direct gunfire from border forces at the Hangazhall border in Baneh.
