“Local anti-terrorist activities” in Nagorno-Karabakh. There are fatalities

Azerbaijan’s armed forces launched “local anti-terrorist operations” in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday. There are fatalities.

Azerbaijani authorities announced in a statement that Armenia is systematically shelling Azerbaijani army positions. Azerbaijan’s security forces blamed sabotaging groups of Armenian separatists for the incidents. “Due to the existing situation, it was decided to carry out local anti-terrorist activities, with the main aim of ensuring compliance with the tripartite agreements,” the report said.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry also said it planned to “disarm and secure the withdrawal of Armenian armed formations from its territory and neutralize their military infrastructure.” At the same time, the ministry assures that it only attacks military targets using precision weapons, and does not shoot at civilians or civilian infrastructure.

Nagorno-Karabakh. Deadly victims

According to media reports, 11 police officers and civilians were killed in the attacks in the Khojaven region. The explosions are also said to have occurred in the zone where the Russian ‘peace contingent’ is deployed to monitor compliance with the 2020 ceasefire. Azerbaijan informed the armed forces of the Russian Federation about its actions.

The events took place a day after the decision was made to resume aid deliveries to the separatist areas of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan

Even before the incorporation of both countries into the USSR, Armenia and Azerbaijan fought over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Paradoxically, the loss of both countries’ independence for years silenced mutual grievances. However, the Soviets from time to time stoked mutual hostility.

The actual kinetic conflict began in 1992, when the Azerbaijani parliament withdrew recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh as an autonomous oblast. The most serious escalation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict occurred in 2020. The incidents left both civilians and military personnel dead.

Source: Do Rzeczy

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