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Armenia involving civilians in combat operations against Azerbaijan
02 October 2020 [12:50] - TODAY.AZ
By Trend
A recent footage distributed by the Armenian media is clearly showing that civilians are being attracted to military confrontation of Armenia against Azerbaijan.
By deliberately involving civilians in the armed conflict, Armenia claims that allegedly Azerbaijani Armed Forces are shelling civilian targets.
Even when the Azerbaijani army destroys military objects of Armenia, Armenia presents this as an attack by Azerbaijan on civilian targets. Unable to withstand the onslaught of the Azerbaijani army, the Armenian armed forces resort to such insinuations, trying to slander the Azerbaijani army.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as took important, strategic heights under control.
Military actions continued on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. According to a statement from Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, the Armenian armed forces have suffered heavy losses along the entire front line from Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery installations, rocket launch systems, as well as command and observation posts, air defense systems, etc.
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, 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 the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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