Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: Armenian troops committed sabotage on Azerbaijani territory, both sides incured losses

Armenian Armed Forces' commando crossed the contact line in Chayli village in Tartar region in an attempt to attack on Azerbaijani Armed Forces at 16:30 on Aug. 31, the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.

Armenian side lost three soldiers and several others were injured after Azerbaijani soldiers' repeled the attack.

As a result of the incident, Azerbaijani lost two soldiers - Vugar Amirov, 19, drafted from Imishli region and Parvin Abdullayev, 19, drafted from Sabirabad region.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the United States - are currently holding the peace negotiations.

Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.


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