BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov.7
Trend:
Certain documents were found in the building that was used by the National Security Service of Armenia in the territory of Azerbaijan’s Zangilan district, liberated from the Armenian occupation, Trend reports on Nov.6.
During the analysis of these materials, a list and copies of Syrian citizens’ ID cards were found.
It was revealed that 60 Syrian Armenians (19 families in total), mentioned in the list, were illegally resettled to the territory of the Zangilan district.
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.
The fighting continued into October 2020, in the early days of which Armenia has launched missile attacks on Azerbaijani cities of Ganja, Mingachevir, Khizi as well as Absheron district.
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.
