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Aug 1 2014
Eight Azerbaijani servicemen killed during fighting over last three days
Baku, Azerbaijan, August 1
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
Eight servicemen of Azerbaijani armed forces have been killed during
the fighting over the last three days, the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry said on August 1.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry expressed its deepest condolences to the
parents and relatives of the martyrs and said that the frontline is
fully controlled by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
The armed forces of Armenia, that have become more active in recent
days, violate the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well
as the ceasefire on the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
armies and attack the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces.
The reconnaissance and sabotage groups of the Armenian army attempted
to cross the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on
the frontline. The units of Azerbaijani armed forces repelled all
attacks of the enemy; Armenians suffered heavy losses as a result of
the fierce fighting and were forced to retreat. The Azerbaijani army
lost its eight servicemen.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Edited by CN
From: A. Papazian
Aug 1 2014
Eight Azerbaijani servicemen killed during fighting over last three days
Baku, Azerbaijan, August 1
By Ilkin Izzet - Trend:
Eight servicemen of Azerbaijani armed forces have been killed during
the fighting over the last three days, the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry said on August 1.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry expressed its deepest condolences to the
parents and relatives of the martyrs and said that the frontline is
fully controlled by the Azerbaijani armed forces.
The armed forces of Armenia, that have become more active in recent
days, violate the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well
as the ceasefire on the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian
armies and attack the positions of Azerbaijani armed forces.
The reconnaissance and sabotage groups of the Armenian army attempted
to cross the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on
the frontline. The units of Azerbaijani armed forces repelled all
attacks of the enemy; Armenians suffered heavy losses as a result of
the fierce fighting and were forced to retreat. The Azerbaijani army
lost its eight servicemen.
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 two countries signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The co-chairs
of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia, France and the U.S. are currently
holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Edited by CN
From: A. Papazian