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Armenia attacks Azerbaijan's positions, breaks ceasefire

13 September 2016 [10:38] - TODAY.AZ

BY Trend

Armenia’s armed forces have 19 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Sept. 13.

The Armenian armed forces stationed in Barekamavan village of the Noyembryan district opened fire at the Azerbaijani positions located in Qaymaqli village of the Gazakh district.

The Armenian armed forces stationed in Chinari village of the Berd district opened fire at the Azerbaijani positions located in Kokhanebi village of the Tovuz district.

Positions of the Azerbaijani army also underwent fire from the Armenian positions located near Chilaburt village of Azerbaijani Tartar district, Marzili village of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Horadiz and Qarakhanbayli villages of the Fizuli district and the nameless heights of the Goranboy district.

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.

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