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Tried by War: The Armenian and Karabakh Armed Forces
15:04 01.02.2014
Armenia started creating its army during the last years of existence
of the USSR. Volunteer groups started to be formed against the
background of escalation of the Karabakh conflict. They were armed
with weapons they managed to get from militarized organizations, the
military training classrooms and other institutions, Leta.ru writes in
an article.[http://lenta.ru/photo/2014/02/01/armenia/#0]
In 1991 defense committees were created in Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh (mostly populated by Armenians). Later Armenia established
the Ministry of Defense and started creating official armed forces
(similar processes were underway in Nagorno Karabakh, which had
declared independence from Azerbaijan).
The war in Nagorno Karabakh in the first half of 1990s became a
serious test for the Armenian and Karabakh soldiers. They managed to
overcome the resistance of the Azerbaijani troops, and the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic de facto maintained its independence.
The article recalls that Armenia celebrated Army Day on January 28 and
quotes NKR President Bako Sahakyan as saying in his congratulatory
address to President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia: "It is an undeniable
fact that today the Armenian army is the most efficient and organized
army in the region, which is among the greatest achievements of our
nation."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/01/tried-by-war-the-armenian-and-karabakh-armed-forces/
15:04 01.02.2014
Armenia started creating its army during the last years of existence
of the USSR. Volunteer groups started to be formed against the
background of escalation of the Karabakh conflict. They were armed
with weapons they managed to get from militarized organizations, the
military training classrooms and other institutions, Leta.ru writes in
an article.[http://lenta.ru/photo/2014/02/01/armenia/#0]
In 1991 defense committees were created in Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh (mostly populated by Armenians). Later Armenia established
the Ministry of Defense and started creating official armed forces
(similar processes were underway in Nagorno Karabakh, which had
declared independence from Azerbaijan).
The war in Nagorno Karabakh in the first half of 1990s became a
serious test for the Armenian and Karabakh soldiers. They managed to
overcome the resistance of the Azerbaijani troops, and the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic de facto maintained its independence.
The article recalls that Armenia celebrated Army Day on January 28 and
quotes NKR President Bako Sahakyan as saying in his congratulatory
address to President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia: "It is an undeniable
fact that today the Armenian army is the most efficient and organized
army in the region, which is among the greatest achievements of our
nation."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/02/01/tried-by-war-the-armenian-and-karabakh-armed-forces/