Azerbaijan defuses 260 mines in de-occupied Karabakh within a week

By Azernews

By Sabina Mammadli

Some 260 mines and unexploded ordnances have been defused in the liberated territories from November 21 through November 26, Azernews reports, citing the Azerbaijani National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).

During the demining operations, 2 anti-personnel and 10 anti-tank mines, as well as 248 unexploded ordnances, were detected and neutralized in Tartar, Aghdam, Khojavand, Fuzuli, Shusha, Gubadli, Jabrayil, and Zangilan districts.

A total area of 321 ha was cleared of mines and unexploded ordnance during the reporting period.

Armenia planted land mines in Azerbaijani territory, not only during the 30-year-long occupation but also just days before abandoning the Azerbaijani lands, as envisaged in the trilateral declaration, to cause human casualties.

Civilians and military personnel are frequently maimed or killed as a result of mine explosions in Azerbaijan's liberated regions.

Armenia deliberately and constantly planted mines on Azerbaijani territories, in violation of the 1949 Geneva Convention, thereby being a major threat to regional peace, security, and cooperation.