According to information received by the Hana Human Rights Organization, early on Thursday, August 20, 2026, a group of border tradesmen carrying around 230 head of sheep was targeted by heavy weapons fire from border guard forces in the Bardesepian area of Sardasht. As a result of this shooting, Yousef Mamapour, a 30 year old tradesman from the village of Wrdeh in Sardasht county, who was married and the father of a young son, died of gunshot wounds.
Following this incident, border guard forces seized and transferred all 230 head of sheep belonging to these tradesmen. As of the publication of this report, further details regarding the circumstances surrounding the initiation of the shooting and the condition of the other individuals present at the scene remain unavailable.