Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 3
By Samir Ali – Trend:
Several tanks of the Armenian Armed Forces were disabled in the defensive sector of the 10th Mountain Rifle Division of the Armenian Armed Forces, stationed in the Agdere direction of the front, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend on Nov. 3.
The ministry added that as a result of the measures taken by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the commander of the Armenian 77th separate armored battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Hakopjanyan, was killed.
Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of the 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. Currently, Azerbaijan continues the liberation of its territories from Armenian troops.
Back in July 2020, the Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.
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, the 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.