15 January 2020, 18:22
Azerbaijan registers sniper attacks on front line
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone and on the border with Armenia were shelled 21 times within 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 14, the Azerbaijani side registered 22 shelling attacks on its positions.
"The armed forces of Armenia used sniper rifles and 21 times violated the ceasefire in various directions of the front within 24 hours," the Azerbaijani MoD reports today on its official website.
The fire came from the side of Armenia and from the territory under the control of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani MoD reports.
As at 10:55 a.m. Moscow time on January 15, the Ministries of Defence of 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 January 15, 2020 at 10:55 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
