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Armenian army breaks ceasefire, opens fire at Azerbaijani positions

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 22 July 2016 10:18 (UTC +04:00)
Armenian armed forces have 10 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours.
Armenian army breaks ceasefire, opens fire at Azerbaijani positions

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 22

Trend:

Armenian armed forces have 10 times violated the ceasefire on the line of contact of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops over the past 24 hours, said Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry July 22.

Armenian army was using large-caliber machine guns.

Armenian armed forces, stationed in the Berkaber village of Armenia’s Ijevan district, on nameless heights and in the Mosesgekh village of the Berd district opened fire at Azerbaijani positions located in the Gizilhajili village of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district, Munjuglu and Alibayli villages of the Tovuz district.

Azerbaijani troops also underwent fire from the positions located near the Seyidahmadli village of the Fizuli district and on nameless heights of the Goygol and Goranboy districts.

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, in 1992 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. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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