Iranian Military forces in the border region killed two Kurdish citizens

13:34 - 22 December 2016
Kurdpa agency: Two backpack carriers were killed in two separate incidents in the Iranian Kurdistan border region.

According to Kurdpa News agency ,Iranian Military forces in The Yarem-Qieh village of Makou in West Azerbaijan province killed a Kurdish backpack carrier on Thursday, December 5th 2016. This Kurdish backpack carrier is identified as Majid Dad-khah.

Kurdpa correspondent also said that this Kurdish citizen was ambushed by Iranian armed forces in the location near by Yarim Qieh village and was shot dead. Opening gunfire at backpack carrier is a common practice by Military forces in the Iranian Kurdistan. Further to this news local officials took the body of victim to their military headquarters.

According to the similar report on the above-mentioned day, Revolutionary Guard forces opened gunfire at some backpack carriers near by Azgaleh village of Salas Bawajani, consequently a Kurdish citizen was severely wounded. The name of victim is Ayoub Srouri of Harmiyan village in Salas Bawajani.

Blocking border crossings on civilians by government forces causing serious problems for backpack carriers and businessmen in the Iranian Kurdistan.