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Latif Karimi

لطیف کریمی

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Latif Karimi, a 58-year-old retired Brigadier General and veteran, was killed on January 3, 2026. He died in Malekshahi, Ilam, Iran, during protests. He lost his life by gunfire while intervening unarmed to protect fellow citizens amidst the chaos. Eyewitness accounts indicate that he shielded others and cried "Don't shoot" before he was killed. Karimi, a former soldier, bravely sacrificed his life protecting his community during the protests.

لطیف کریمی، سرتیپ بازنشسته و جانباز ۵۸ ساله، در تاریخ ۱۳ دی ۱۴۰۴ کشته شد. او در جریان اعتراضات در ملکشاهی، ایلام، ایران جان باخت. او در میان هرج و مرج تیراندازی، بدون اسلحه و با فریاد «شلیک نکنید» برای محافظت از همشهریانش مداخله کرد و در همین حین بر اثر اصابت گلوله جان خود را از دست داد. کریمی، سربازی که سال‌ها برای وطن خدمت کرده بود، در آخرین مأموریت خود، جانش را برای محافظت از مردمش در جریان اعتراضات فدا کرد.

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