BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 3
Trend:
The Armenian armed forces, grossly violating the norms and principles of international humanitarian law, continue to fire at the civilians of Azerbaijan, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The Armed Forces of Armenia fire from heavy artillery mounts at densely populated Azerbaijani cities and villages, civilian objects, including private and apartment buildings, farms, destroy civilian objects, inflict significant damage to property of both civilians and the state.
As a result of the shell fired by the armed forces of Armenia, a fire broke out at a facility owned by a citizen in the center of the Terter region. The fire was extinguished thanks to the prompt intervention of fire brigades of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergencies, part of the facility was saved from the fire. In addition, the fires that broke out in the Agjabadi territory of the Aggol National Park, in the Shikharkh village of the Terter region, the city of Horadiz in the Fizuli region as a result of artillery strikes from the Armenian Armed Forces, could not be extinguished due to the continuous shelling of these territories.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations noted that in order to immediately eliminate damage, extinguish fires that have arisen as a result of Armenian shelling of various objects, including civil, as well as private and apartment buildings, farms, infrastructure facilities, the Ministry is working in an enhanced mode. In connection with emergencies, the ministry asks to call the hotline "112".
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27.
Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.
Military actions continued on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. According to a statement from Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, the Armenian armed forces have suffered heavy losses along the entire front line from Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery installations, rocket launch systems, as well as command and observation posts, air defense systems, etc.
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, 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 the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.