Islamabad-e Gharb (Shabad); Halakoo Ivani, Kurdish Athlete, Victim of January 8 by Direct Gunfire

00:36 - 14 January 2026

January 12, 2026; The identity of one of the victims of Thursday, January 8, 2026, in the city of “Islamabad-e Gharb” (Shabad), an athlete youth named “Halakoo Ivani,” has been confirmed for “Kurdpa.”

An informed source to “Kurdpa,” while confirming the news of his death, said; “Halakoo Ivani” was killed on the evening of Thursday, January 8, 2026, during the popular protests of Islamabad-e Gharb (Shabad), by direct and targeted fire of military and repressive forces.

In the obituary notice of this Kurdish youth, a copy of which has reached “Kurdpa,” it is written; “Goodbye, O heart-seated grief.”