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A detachment of the Armenian armed forces attacked Azerbaijani army units in the direction of Agdam village in Khojavend region, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced on December 28 an attack by an “illegal Armenian armed group” against the Azerbaijani army in the direction of the village of Aghdam in the Khojavend region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The incident took place on December 27.
“A detachment of six remnants of the Armenian armed forces that remained in the territory attacked the Azerbaijani army units in the direction of the village of Agdam (Akaku) in the Khojavend region,” said a source in Baku.
According to the ministry, as a result of the attack, one soldier died and the other was injured. The victim was evacuated to the hospital, his life is not in danger.
The Azerbaijani army eliminated six attackers, the Defense Ministry added.
“If that case is repeated, the Azerbaijani army will take decisive action,” the Azerbaijani side warned.
The Armenian side has not yet commented on the information about the attack on Azerbaijani soldiers in the indicated area.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, stated that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and wounded.
Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization. Agreements on an armistice were reached in Nagorno-Karabakh on several occasions, but each time they were violated.
On the night of November 10, representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia (as mediator) signed a declaration to end the war in Karabakh. Under the agreement, 1,960 Russian peacekeepers are deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan received the right to occupy the regions of Kelbajar, Agdam and Lachin.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that this decision was extremely difficult for him, but that there was no alternative. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev specified that Pashinyan was “forced” to sign a document “very beneficial” for Baku.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, 2,783 soldiers died during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 100 combatants are considered missing. In Armenia, as of November 14, there were about 2,317 soldiers killed.
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