Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 25 / Trend T.Hajiyev /
The Kuwaiti Al-Nahar newspaper, which has a wide readership, published an article on the 19th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Kuwait told Trend.
The article provides detailed information on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the capture of Azerbaijani territories by Armenian vandals, the atrocities committed during the capture, the material and spiritual damage suffered by Azerbaijan, as well as the indifferent attitude of Yerevan to the four U.N. resolutions demanding the liberation of the occupied lands.
This article describes the atrocities committed by the Armenian armed forces with Soviet weapons in Khojaly. Regarding the brutal murder of 613 people, including 63 children and 106 women, the article notes that this event is regarded as one of the worst crimes the 20th century and is compared with the crimes committed by the Nazis during WWII.
The paper highlighted the role of the Azerbaijani national leader in identifying and exposing the truth about the aggressive policies of Armenia to the world.
The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26, 1992. More than 600 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the genocide. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one parent, and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 peaceful residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.