A 17-year-old Kolbar killed by Iran’s border guards

13:35 - 22 August 2017
Kurdpa agency: A Kurdish Kolbar was shot and killed by the Iran border guards in Mako located on the borders of Iran and Turkey.

According to a report received by Kurdistan Press Agency (Kurdpa), on the evening of the 19th of August, another Kurdish Kolbar lost his life due to direct shooting of the Iran border guards in Mako.

Wahid Doalatkhah Jinekanloo, 17-years-old from the village of “Yarmogh” was killed by the Iran forces, Kurdpa’s correspondent in Mako reports.

\"\"According to an informed source, the 17-year-old Kolbar was transferred to the local hospital where he died shortly after.

The source also stated that Wahid had been working in the area for a while trying to provide for his poor family.

The shooting and killing of Kurdish Kolbar by the Iran forces come at a time where poverty has taken over Kurdistan and there are little to no job opportunities.

Many experts and law makers believe that the shootings of the Kolbar is a direct violation of the Iran laws.