According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the Iranian police opened fire on the car of Kurdish border trader by the name of Mihemed Bakir Qeytûlî near the village of Kanî Danyal in Selas Bawecanî town on August 7.

The man got seriously injured as result of the attack, after which he was hospitalized but lost his life despite the medical efforts. The Kurdish civilian was reportedly doing border trade and carrying fabric in his car.

Qeytûlî, from the town of Pawey and living in the town of Selas, was married, with children.

Kolbers, workers who carry weight on their backs for a daily stipend and kesîpkars, who carry weight with their cars along the border are facing ever-increasing attacks by Iranian regime forces that have killed 3 kolbers and wounded 3 others during the past two weeks.