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According to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani troops have established control over settlements in the Fizuli and Khojavend regions.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on October 14 on Twitter set on the takeover of eight villages in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“The brave Azerbaijani army liberated Garadaghly villages, Khatunbulag, Garakolla, Fizuli region, Bulutan village, Melikjanli, Kemertiuk, Teke, Tagaser, Khojavend region from occupation. Long live the Azerbaijani army! Karabakh is Azerbaijan! ” – Aliev wrote.
The brave Azerbaijani army liberated the villages of Garadaghly, Khatunbulag, Garakolla, the Fizuli region, the villages of Bulutan, Melikjanli, Kemertiuk, Teke, Tagaser and the Khojavend region from occupation. Long live the Azerbaijani army! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!
– Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) October 14, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh already declared its independence from Azerbaijan in 1991 with the support of Armenia. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on an armistice and a 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, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and wounded.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
On October 3, Armenia announced that Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive, which the self-defense groups of the unrecognized republic managed to stop.
On October 9, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
Azerbaijan threatened to sever ties with the countries that recognize the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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