13:25, 27 September 2019

Azerbaijan reports machine-gun fire in conflict zone

Azerbaijani servicemen. Photo: https://mod.gov.az/ru/foto-arhiv-045/

The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled 22 times, including from large-calibre machine guns, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on September 26, Azerbaijan claimed shelling attacks on a village in the border area. The Azerbaijani side registered 20 violations of the ceasefire.

"Units of the armed forces of Armenia used large-calibre machine guns and 22 times violated the ceasefire in different directions of the front within 24 hours," the Azerbaijani MoD reports on its official website today.

According to the Azerbaijani MoD, the positions of the Azerbaijani army came under fire in the villages of Gushchu Airym, Mezem, Gyzylgadjyly in the Gazakh District, in the village of Mundjuglu in the Tovuz District, and at the nameless heights in the Gadabay District.

As at 11:20 a.m. Moscow time on today, the Ministries of Defence for Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have not yet posted on their official websites any comments on the statement released by the Azerbaijani MoD.

After the escalation of the Karabakh conflict in April 2016, the parties agreed on the ceasefire. Despite the agreement, over two years, the parties claimed daily shelling attacks in the conflict zone, as it follows from the infographic "Karabakh after the truce: a two-year war" prepared by the "Caucasian Knot". After the meeting of officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Armenia and Azerbaijan, held on June 20, Azerbaijan stated an almost complete cessation of shelling attacks; however, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Nagorno-Karabakh continues to register violations of the ceasefire.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on September 27, 2019 at 11:29 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.