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After nearly 30 years, Azerbaijan has liberated Shusha, the second largest city in Nagorno-Karabakh, from Armenia. Azerbaijan called Azan for the first time in the city on Wednesday.
According to Turkish media Yeni াফ afak, a video posted on social media shows a member of the Azerbaijani army asking for prayers at the historic Yukhari Gawhar Aga mosque in the city of Shusha. Then various areas of the city are shown from the mosque.
On May 8, 1992, Shusha was acquired by the Armenian forces. The region is a strategically important city in the Upper Karabakh region. Although the region is internationally recognized as a territory of Azerbaijan.
Earlier, on November 8, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, announced that the city of Shusha had been liberated from Armenia.
In an address to the nation in military uniform at the time, President Ilham said the call to prayer would be heard in Shusha after 28 years.
On the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia there have been massive clashes and bombings since 26 September. Although the two countries agreed to a ceasefire with the mediation of Russia, it was not long. Many lives, including civilians, have been lost in this bloody battle between the two sides.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region is at the root of the conflict between the two countries. The area is inhabited by ethnic Armenians. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the region voted to stay with Armenia. Then war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the issue. Approximately 30,000 people lost their lives in that war in 1990. That war ended with a 1994 ceasefire.
Since then, the area has been internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. But under the control of the Armenian separatists. The Armenian government in your support. Despite decades of negotiations mediated by international powers, the peace agreement remains elusive.
Russia’s ceasefire agreement with Armenia and Azerbaijan was implemented last Tuesday. He is expected to supervise Russian peacekeepers in the opposition Karabakh region. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that Turkey had signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia. In doing so, the Ankara Army will monitor with the Moscow Army.
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