The Azerbaijani armed forces launched “anti-terrorist operations” in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday. A ceasefire is possible.
Azerbaijani authorities announced in a statement on Tuesday 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 assured that it only attacks military targets using precision weapons, and does not shoot at civilians or civilian infrastructure.
A ceasefire? New reports
Armed forces fighting Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh have agreed to a ceasefire, the BBC reported on Wednesday. According to reports, the condition for stopping the fighting is “complete disarmament.” Mediation in this case would be carried out by Russian peacekeepers.
Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said in a statement that an agreement had been reached on a complete cessation of hostilities. The ceasefire would come into effect from 1 p.m. local time. However, according to media reports, explosions were still heard in the region.
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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