Iranian border guards opened fire on three shepherds grazing sheep in the highlands of Binarê Qendîl in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

The attack claimed the life of shepherd Hemed Xidir, a resident of the Rezge village in the Pishder region in Sulaymaniyah countryside. Another shepherd was injured as a result of the attack.

The body of Hemed Xidir was reportedly taken to a hospital in Rojhilat (Iranian Kurdistan) and his family has left for Iran to retrieve his body.