Two Kurdish Porters Injured by Government Forces' Gunfire at Baneh Border
18:00 - 28 April 2025

On the evening of Sunday, April 26, 2025, two Kurdish porters (kolbars), identified as Ako Sharifi, aged 22, and Shawaneh Alipour, aged 25, both residents of Baneh, were injured after being shot by government military forces at the Hengezhal border area of Baneh County.
According to an informed source, government forces opened direct fire on the two porters without prior warning.
Both individuals were subsequently transferred to medical centers for treatment.