Qotur; Rasul Qalandari, a 21-Year-Old Kolbar, Wounded and Executed at Close Range by Border Guards

July 23, 2026 – Yesterday, a 21-year-old Kolbar and father of two young children named "Rasul Qalandari" was initially wounded by military gunfire from border guards and subsequently killed after receiving two shots to the head at close range (Tir-e Khelas).

A well-informed source confirmed the news to Kurdpa, stating: "Rasul Qalandari, a 21-year-old Kolbar, was alone on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in the border heights of 'Belajuk' in the Qotur district of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, when he was shot with live ammunition by border guard forces, sustaining a wound to his leg. Border guard personnel then approached him; despite his pleas not to kill him, explaining that he had two young children, they fired two fatal shots to his head, taking his life."

According to the source, Islamic Republic border guard forces subsequently contacted his family, instructing them to retrieve their son's body. The young Kolbar's body is currently being held at the Khoy Forensic Medicine Department and is set to be buried in his native village of Belajuk.

Rasul Qalandari, aged 21, was married and the father of two infant children—a 6-month-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.

Thursday Night Update, July 23, 2026, 10:00 PM:

According to a source close to the family, the body of Rasul Qalandari will be handed over to his family on Saturday, July 25, 2026, as government offices remain closed until then.
The source states that Rasul's life was defined by continuous hardship and suffering. He attended school only up to the third grade, after which he dropped out to work as a laborer. He grew up without parents from a young age; his father abandoned the family due to addiction, and his mother passed away from self-immolation when Rasul was eight years old. After years of labor, Kolbari, and enduring severe adversity, he had managed to build a home for his family in the village of "Belajuk." He is survived by four sisters—two of whom are married, while the remaining two younger sisters, both living with diabetes, were under his care. Furthermore, he was married and had two infant children: a 6-month-old daughter and a 1-year-old son.