Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 124 times in 24 hours

By  Trend

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 124 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend March 10.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Farakhli, Bala Jafarli villages and on nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Voskevan village of Noyemberyan district, Vazashen, Paravakar villages and on nameless heights of the Ijevan district of Armenia.

Meanwhile, the Azerbaijani army positions located in the Aghbulag, Kokhanabi, Aghdam and Alibayli villages of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district were shelled from the Armenian army positions located in the Chinari and Mosesgekh villages of Armenia’s Berd district.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Chilaburt, Yarimja villages of the Tartar district, Marzili, Yusifjanli, Bash Garvand, Javahirli villages of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Horadiz, Ashagi Veyselli, Gorgan, Garakhanbayli villages of the Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Tartar, Aghdam, Fuzuli and Khojavand districts of Azerbaijan.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.