Two Kolbar (porter) were injured by firing government troops at the Piranshahr border

11:16 - 21 February 2024

On February 16, two Kolbars (porter) named Omid Azari, son of Osman from the village of Durbask, and Sa'di Mahmudi son of Omar, were injured by firing government troops at the Piranshahr border.

Government troops without prior warning have directly shot the two Kolbars at the border of Piranshahr’s “Haji Civil” without warning.

These two Kolbars were transferred to medical centers in Suran city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Saadi Mahmoudi was transferred to Erbil’s “Emergency” hospital due to the severity of injuries.