11 October 2019, 13:19
Azerbaijan reports 22 shelling attacks in Karabakh conflict zone
The positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the Karabakh conflict zone were shelled from large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Azerbaijan reports today.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 10, Azerbaijan claimed shelling attacks on the villages located in the border areas. The Azerbaijani side registered 21 shots coming from the side of Armenia.
"Units of the armed forces of Armenia used large-calibre machine guns and sniper rifles and 22 times violated the ceasefire in various directions of the front within 24 hours," the Azerbaijani MoD reported on its official website.
According to the Azerbaijani MoD, the positions of the Azerbaijani troops in the villages of Kemerli, Gushchu Airym, Ashagy Askipara, and Gyzyl Gadjyly, and at anonymous heights of the Gazakh District were shelled.
As at 9:30 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 October 11, 2019 at 10:24 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
