Seven Kolbars Injured by Direct Fire from Government Forces at Hangazhall Border in Baneh

Seven Kolbars, including Khaled Khoshnoudi, sustained injuries from direct gunfire by g

13 November 2023 09:44

 

Hengaw: Monday, November 13, 2023

Seven Kolbars, including Khaled Khoshnoudi, sustained injuries from direct gunfire by government forces stationed at the "Hangazhall" border in Baneh. The six others, whose first names have been verified until now, are Ashkan, Anwar, Karzan, Rahman, Mokhtar, and Behrouz, with the conditions of two Kolbars considered critical.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights on the evening of Saturday, November 11, 2023, Khaled Khoshnoudi from Saqqez and three other Kolbars—Ashkan, Anwar, and Karzan—from the village of "Kileh Shin" were wounded by gunfire from armed forces at the Baneh border.

Additionally, three other Kolbars—Rahman from Divandarreh, Mokhtar from Marivan, and Behrouz from Baneh—sustained severe injuries from shotgun fire along with the four Kolbars from Saqqez. Mokhtar, hit by fifteen shotgun pellets, has been transferred to the hospital due to the severity of his injuries. Behrouz, targeted by fifteen shotgun pellets, is reported to be in critical condition.


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