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Azerbaijan welcomes the partial withdrawal of the armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, while Armenia says it was a “tactical stunt”. allowing the unrecognized republic to inflict significant damage on the Azerbaijani army, reports RT.
Earlier, Nagorno-Karabakh announced that his army has decided to withdraw from some areas of the confrontation line with Azerbaijan for tactical purposes.
According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, troops in Nagorno-Karabakh simulated a withdrawal, and when Azeri troops attempted to occupy positions they thought had been abandoned, they fell into a trap. As a result, Azerbaijani units have become the target of a “heavy artillery attack” that killed 200 soldiers.
For its part, in its comment on the withdrawal of the enemy, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry did not mention a loss among its military. “After the intense attack by the Azerbaijani military units, the Armenian soldiers fled the battle positions and abandoned their weapons and ammunition.“says the statement from the Ministry of Energy of Azerbaijan.
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Meanwhile, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Twitter that his country’s army had “liberated” three settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh and took control of “various strategic points” in the region. Aliyev described the Nagorno-Karabakh campaign as “successful” for Baku.
Nagorno-Karabakh remains the epicenter of the military clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, after the conflict between the two ethnic groups resumed on September 27 with renewed vigor. The two sides blame each other for the increased tensions.
Yerevan has vowed to do everything possible to protect ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh from an Azerbaijani attack, while Baku insists it is working for peace, which according to the Azerbaijani side can only be achieved if Armenian troops withdraw from the region.
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