Today.Az » Politics » Azerbaijan shows new footage from Khojavand district's liberated villages
12 November 2020 [18:10] - Today.Az
By Trend
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has disseminated a video footage from the villages of Khojavand district's Azykh, Akaku and Aghbulag liberated from Armenian occupation. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev announced the liberation of these villages on November 9, 2020. 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. Back in July 2020, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces. 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.
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