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Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 32 times in 24 hours

Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict Materials 15 February 2017 10:48 (UTC +04:00)
Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 32 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Feb. 15.
Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 32 times in 24 hours

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 15

Trend:

Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 32 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Feb. 15.

The Armenian army was using large-caliber machine guns.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Qizilhajili village and the nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Berkaber, Paravakar villages of the Ijevan district of Armenia.

The Azerbaijani army positions located in Alibayli and Agbulaq villages of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district also underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in Ayqepar and Chinari villages of the Berd district of Armenia.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located near the Armenian-occupied Chilaburt village of the Tartar district, Marzili village of the Aghdam district, Kuropatkino village of the Khojavand district, Horadiz, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages of the Fuzuli district, Mehdili village of the Jabrayil district, as well as from the positions located on nameless heights of the Goranboy, Khojavand, Jabrayil and Fuzuli districts of Azerbaijan.

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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