Tensions and Unrest in Shino, One Dead and Two Injured

09:08 - 28 May 2015
Kurdpa: As a result of a shooting by Iranian security forces around Shino (Oshnawieh), several Kurds were killed and injured.

Kurdpa has learned that on May 28 one Kurd was shot dead and another severely injured by armed forces.

Kurdistan Media reported that the assault killed Rebwar Molodi instantly. His body was transferred to Wurme city. Jasim Qorbani was injured, and he was later detained and transferred to Wurme city.

There were also reports of an armed confrontation between unknown gunmen and IRGC forces in the township of Nalos in Shino on Wednesday night, injuring two guards. Three people were also arrested, who are believed to be involved in the altercation.

Kurdpa has also learned that IRGC forces have refrained from handing back Rebwar Molodi’s body to his family.

There are high tensions in the Kurdish areas of Iran as PDKI, one of the largest Iranian Kurdish dissident political parties, decided to deploy Peshmarga units in and around the cities in Iranian Kurdistan along the border with Iraqi Kurdistan.

Writing by Kurdpa Staff Writers and editing by Sharmin Hassaniani