Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan has suffered over 400 manpower losses SaveShare 19:57, 28 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The Azerbaijani troops have suffered over 400 manpower losses as a result of its own attack against Artsakh, ARMENPRESS reports Deputy Commander of the Defense Army of Artsakh Artur Sargsyan said.‘’By 17:00 the enemy has suffered the following losses – 36 UAVs, 47 armored vehicles, over 400 manpower’’, Sargsyan said. He added that military operation still continue in the northern, southern and south-eastern directions, emphasizing that the intensity of the operations has not weakened.In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded. The battles continue.The Artsakh military said 58 of its soldiers have been killed in the attacks.120 are injured.Editing and Translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029311.html?fbclid=IwAR3VykKCAJ4INQjYHXrKjldnonIbwRLaz47MTab_QMRt4oXdJSIpCc51mu8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Armenpress.am Reuters also writes about Turkey sending Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan SaveShare 20:41, 28 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Reuters news agency also informs that Turkey sends mercenaries from Syria to Azerbaijan to fight against Armenians.ARMENPRESS reports Reuters informs that two of the mercenaries have told about their transportation, noting that the mercenaries in the northern parts of Syria that are under Turkish control are being relocated to Azerbaijan. Reuters also notes that the military-political leadership of Turkey and Azerbaijan pay 1500 USD to the mercenaries monthly for fighting against Armenia and Artsakh.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029315.html?fbclid=IwAR24WCb6jN9ySSmYaNhCSqB7xRo0K9UA90RG7NOgy0siOEfA6yyjy2hz-X0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Armenpress.am Artsakh’s President vows to bring adversary to knees within few days SaveShare 20:59, 28 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. President of the Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan is confident that the enemy will be brought to knees in a few days, ARMENPRESS reports Harutyunyan said in a meeting with volunteers.‘’They have attacked from Omar to Araks in all the directions, with hundreds of tanks. But they have lost dozens, if not hundreds of equipment just during these two days. They have nearly no progress of troops. They have captured a few positions, but you are all experienced soldiers, you understand what it means, we give, and then take, but finally we take and never return. This will be our last and most decisive battle. We have to bring the enemy to knees within a few days. And we will succeed. We will succeed thanks to patriots like you and patriotic citizens of Artsakh’’, Harutyunyan said. In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded. The battles continue.The Artsakh military said 58 of its soldiers have been killed in the attacks.According to the military, Azerbaijan has lost more than 400 servicemen, 36 UAVs, 4 helicopters, 47 tanks and armored personnel carriers and other armored equipment. Armenia also has captured 11 armored vehicles with full ammunition from Azerbaijani troops.A while ago representative of the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page that the adversary has launched a new large-scale attack against Artsakh in the Araks valley and Mataghis -Talish sections.‘’The Defense Army of Artsakh successfully repels all the attacks, inflicting heavy manpower and equipment losses. By now 22 hostile tanks and 10 other armored vehicles are destroyed. Over 370 servicemen are eliminated. They have many wounded’’, he wrote.Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029321.html?fbclid=IwAR0Bq8t0E0WliwQhQEJ2zarDK9ck74R34tA1_vCTiNa-1Si4uBRQ5OuIPKw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan suffers serious manpower losses – 370 servicemen killed within few hours SaveShare 20:58, 28 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Representative of the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on his Facebook page that the adversary has launched a new large-scale attack against Artsakh in the Araks valley and Mataghis -Talish sections.‘’The Defense Army of Artsakh successfully repels all the attacks, inflicting heavy manpower and equipment losses. By now 22 hostile tanks and 10 other armored vehicles are destroyed. Over 370 servicemen are eliminated. They have many wounded’’, he wrote. Editing and translating by Tigran Sirekanyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029319.html?fbclid=IwAR3Zag-IWDfT4q3h7f5MGWNbyNNguznein3EZg-BUELhWOKg9dOnyfjDAQc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosJan Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Ադրբեջանն ունի 790 զոհ, որից 180-ը Քարվաճառի շրջանում. Արծրուն ՀովհաննիսյանAzerbaijan has 790 victims, 180 of which - in Karvachar region: Artsrun HovhannisyanУ Азербайджана 790 погибших, 180 из которых в Карвачарском районе. Арцрун Ованнисян Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Greek City TimesSept 29 2020 Turkish warplane shoots down Armenian jet, Yerevan could involve Russia in the war via CSTOby Paul Antonopoulos The Armenian Ministry of Defense reported that an Armenian jet was shot down by a Turkish warplane.According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, an Armenian Sukhoi Su-25 was shot down by a Turkish F-16 that took off from the Ganja Airbase in Azerbaijan.The Armenian Unified Infocenter, managed by the Armenian government, said in a statement that an F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Turkish military took off from Ganja Airbase in Azerbaijan at 10:30am local time.Turkey’s F-16 fighter jet bombed settlements and ground troops of the Armenian Armed Forces around the area of Vardenis between Lake Sevan and the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.An air battle ensued involving the Armenian air force and anti-air units against the Turkish warplane, but the latter successfully targeted and hit the Armenian jet.“Unfortunately, the pilot died heroically,” the Armenian Unified Infocenter said.“The Turkish F16 was around 60km deep into Armenian territory and flying at an altitude of 8200 meters,” the Infocenter added.The official Twitter account of Armenia also wrote:“Armenian Su-25 was shot down by a Turkish F-16 that took off from the Ganja airbase in Azerbaijan.”#Armenian Su-25 was shot down by a #Turkish F-16 that took off from the Ganja airbase in Azerbaijan. @ArmeniaMODTeam— Government of Armenia (@armgov) September 29, 2020 he spokesperson of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, İbrahim Kalın, denied that a Turkish F-16 fighter jet engaged with Armenian forces. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry also denied Armenia’s announcement.It is known that Turkish F-16 jets were deployed to Ganja Airbase in July/August under the pretext of joint exercises, but remained there. A week ago they were seen flying over Ganja city by locals.Yerevan has not yet activated the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), but the topic is being discussed on the back of reports that a Turkish F-16 shot down an Armenian Su-25, said Armenian Ambassador to Russia Vardan Toghonyan.The CSTO is a Russian-led alliance that is similar to NATO in the sense that there is a collective defense agreement.Along with Armenia and Russia, the CSTO also comprises of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.By Armenia activating CSTO, Russia could be dragged into the conflict and face off against NATO-member Turkey.On September 27, Azerbaijan announced an intensive shelling against Armenian forces in Artsakh. The Armenian authorities imposed martial law, announced the mobilization of reservists, and also restricted the departure of men outside the republic. Azerbaijan also decided to introduce martial law throughout the country.Azerbaijan launched on Sunday an aggression to drive out Armenians from the region of Artsakh, which although is internationally recognized as belonging to Azerbaijan, has a de facto independence after a successful military campaign that ended in 1994.Artsakh has been an Armenian-majority region since about 500BC but was gifted to Azerbaijan by former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin in the early 1920’s despite the indigenous population demanding to be a part of Armenia.https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/30/turkish-warplane-shoots-down-armenian-jet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 TASS, RussiaSept 29 2020 UN can’t confirm Turkey interfered in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - spokespersonEarlier, the Armenian foreign ministry claimed that "Turkish instructors are fighting" in Nagorno-Karabakh on the Azeri sideUNITED NATIONS, September 28. /TASS/. The United Nations cannot independently confirm or deny reports that Turkey has interfered in the current escalation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and is urging to grant access of an OSCE monitoring mission to the conflict zone, spokesperson for the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric told a briefing on Monday."We have no information to the veracity of this claim and many other claims that are being made," he said about Ankara’s possible interference. "We have no way to check them.""One of the important things is to get OSCE monitors back on the ground," Dujarric added.Earlier, the Armenian foreign ministry claimed that "Turkish instructors are fighting" in Nagorno-Karabakh on the Azeri side. Moreover, the diplomatic agency said that it has proof that Ankara is recruiting mercenaries "in some Middle Eastern countries."https://tass.com/world/1206127 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 AMN - Al-Masdar NewsSept 29 2020 Armenian forces destroy more Azerbaijani military vehicles: video BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:25 A.M.) – The Armenian media released more video footage from the ongoing conflict in the Karabkh region on Monday.In one of the videos posted on YouTube, the Armenian forces can be seen destroying multiple military vehicles belonging to the Azerbaijani army in the Karabakh region.As shown in the video below, the Armenian forces were able to score multiple direct hits on the Azerbaijani army’s positions near the front-lines in Karabakh.Clashes between the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces broke out on Sunday, following accusations from both sides about violating the ceasefire on the border.Since the start of these clashes, both sides have suffered several casualties, including many dead from direct firefights along the border.Watch the videos at https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/armenian-forces-destroy-more-azerbaijani-military-vehicles-video/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 Zee News, India Sept 29 2020 Pakistani troops fighting in Azerbaijan against Armenia, says report The telephonic conversation, telecasted by Free News.AM, has claimed that the locals were heard telling each other about the presence of Pakistani troops into their areas. Pakistani troops are fighting in Azerbaijan against Armenia as their presence have been reported in Azerbaijan, according to reports. A telephonic conversation between two locals Azerbaijanis mentioned about the presence of Pakistani soldiers in the territory. The telephonic conversation, telecasted by Free News.AM, has claimed that the locals were heard telling each other about the presence of Pakistani troops into their areas. “How can we write? I don’t have money. We are fine, don’t worry, 7-8 villages were liberated, don’t be afraid… Yes. I know. I have seen on Instagram that Fizuli, Agdam have been liberated from occupation. Our side says that we have also taken Marv mountain. On Agdam’s side, they have gathered Pakistani soldiers and have taken them towards Agdam,” the locals were heard telling each other. Violence flared up between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on September 27, and both the countries have accused each other of launching the attack and of claiming to have an upper hand in the war. While the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the enemy started an attack and the military of the Karabakh region is responding, the Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan argued that Armenia has attacked them and it began a “counterattack” operation. Pakistan threw its weight behind Azerbaijan and blamed Armenia for border violations. "This could compromise the peace and security of the entire region. Armenia must stop its military action to avoid further escalation," the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan stated. Pakistan is the only country in the world that does not recognize Armenia. Islamabad's close ties with Azerbaijan and Turkey have a substantial role in this decision. On expected lines, Pakistan was the first and only South Asian country to comment on the clashes so far, and in line with Turkish reaction backing Azerbaijan. Pakistani foreign ministry said, "Pakistan is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The intensive shelling by Armenian forces over the weekend on civilian populations of Azerbaijani villages of Terter, Aghdam, Fizuli and Jabrayil region is reprehensible and most unfortunate." It added, "Pakistan stands with the brotherly nation of Azerbaijan and supports its right of self-defence. We support Azerbaijan’s position on Nagorno-Karabakh, which is in line with the several unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolutions." Like Ankara, Islamabad doesn't recognize the Armenian Genocide during World War 1. During the world war one, Ottomans or present-day Turkey killed 1.5 million ethnic Armenians. Turkey continues to deny the genocide to this date but a number of countries including the US, Russia recognizes it. Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has accused Turkey of attempting to increase instability in the region in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax. “Today Turkey is trying to export this policy of destabilization to the South Caucasus region. This is a serious concern. Turkey is pursuing an unconstructive and dangerous policy. And Turkey’s actions continue to pose a threat to the security of Armenia," Mnatsakanyan said. Turkey has been deploying terrorists from Syria and Libya to Azerbaijan to help it fight the war with Armenia. It is also supplying Azerbaijan arms and widely famed Turkish drones. When the war broke-off between both the countries, Turkish President came forward to state that by attacking Azerbaijan, Armenia has proved once again it is the biggest obstacle to peace and stability in the region. https://zeenews.india.com/world/pakistani-troops-fighting-in-azerbaijan-against-armenia-says-report-2313361.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 RT - Russia TodaySept 29 2020 Armenia tells bitter enemy Azerbaijan to brace for ‘HARSH RESPONSE’ as civilian bus hit & set on fire in new cross-border strikes Azerbaijani artillery and aircraft have pounded a military base in Armenia, and a civilian bus has been hit in a “drone strike,” the Defense Ministry in Yerevan reported, telling its rival to brace itself for a “harsh response.”Azeri forces targeted non-combatants in the small Armenian border town of Vardenis on Tuesday, according to Artsrun Hovhannisyan, an Armenian Defense Ministry representative. If the information is true, it would mark a serious escalation in the conflict, as a direct attack on Armenia proper. The official uploaded to social media what he said was photographic documentation of the aftermath of a strike by an Azerbaijani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).The images circulated online show the extent of the destruction. The defense official clarified that “fortunately, no one was hurt.According to the Armenian military, an army unit in Vardenis was also targeted by artillery fire from across the border. Azerbaijan insisted its troops were responding to shelling coming from the very same area which hit the Azeri region of Dashkesan. Later in the day, President Ilham Aliyev said at least 10 civilians had been killed in the Armenian attacks.The recent developments appear to have raised the level of anger towards Azerbaijan in Yerevan. Baku should “brace for a harsh response,” Shushan Stepanyan, a spokeswoman for the Defense Minister, warned.Armenian troops “will be forced” to use high-powered weaponry “intended for large and indiscriminate destruction of manpower, and static and mobile property alike.” This is considered to be a proportionate response to the Azeri forces’ use of “heavy flamethrower launchers, large-caliber artillery and ‘Smerch’ [multiple launch rocket systems],” she insisted. Historically bitter foes and military rivals, Armenia and Azerbaijan engaged in intense fighting along the mountainous border of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region on Sunday. Hostilities quickly escalated to the boiling point, with both sides extensively using heavy artillery, tanks, rocket launchers and drones against each other.https://www.rt.com/russia/501997-armenia-bus-azerbaijan-shelling/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 CBC CanadaSept 29 2020 Canadian Armenian community demands ban on military drone tech exports to Turkey Canada’s Armenian community is calling on Ottawa to ban the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey following reports that Ankara has deployed dozens of unmanned aircraft in combat against Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Observers say drones with Canadian tech are being used in combat against Armenian forces Levon Sevunts · Radio Canada International · Canada's Armenian community is calling on Ottawa to ban the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey following reports that Ankara has deployed dozens of unmanned aircraft in combat against Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.Fierce fighting between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces erupted in the early hours of Sunday along the entire Line of Contact. The line has separated the two sides since a 1994 ceasefire paused the conflict over the breakaway Armenian-populated region.Fighting raged for the third day on Tuesday between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces in the mountainous enclave. Dozens were killed and hundreds more injured in heavy clashes that involved the use of artillery, missiles, tanks, aircraft and combat drones by both sides.Sevag Belian, executive director of the Armenian National Committee of Canada (ANCC), urged the federal government to "immediately halt all Canadian military aid to Turkey." He also called on the Liberal government to condemn Azerbaijan's actions."The attack is a pre-planned war against the peaceful civilians of Artsakh," Belian said, referring to the Armenian name for Nagorno-Karabakh. "Recent public statements also indicate that the attacks are being carried out in cooperation with the Republic of Turkey. We require a stern condemnation of Azerbaijan's actions."A man speaks with his child, wounded during shelling, in Stepanakert in the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, on Sept. 28, 2020. (Areg Balayan/PAN Photo via Associated Press)A joint statement released by nearly two dozen Canadian Armenian organizations on Monday evening also condemned Turkey's unequivocal support for Azerbaijan's military actions."Considering that those responsible for the genocide of 1915, the ultimate crime against humanity, have the audacity to return once more to continue to commit their unpunished crime of 1915 against Armenians, we are morally under the obligation to unite all our means, be it legal, political or financial, in order to support the people of Armenia and Karabakh," the statement said, referring to the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey."We, in particular, as Canadian citizens fully engaged in the wellbeing of our beloved and peace-loving country of Canada, expect our government to forcefully condemn the unjustified Azeri-Turkish aggression, which threatens the peace of an entire critical region of the world, as well as to demand the immediate cessation of all hostilities."Armenia's defence ministry reported this morning that a Turkish F-16 fighter jet based in Azerbaijan shot down an Armenian Su-25 close ground support aircraft deep inside Armenia proper, killing the pilot — a sign that the fighting is spreading and Turkish involvement is getting more serious.Earlier, Armenia's foreign ministry also reported the first death linked to the conflict in Armenia proper — a civilian it said was killed in shelling and drone attacks in the town of Vardenis, more than 20 km from Nagorno-Karabakh.For more than 30 years, Armenia has supported Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians in their fight for independence from Azerbaijan and eventual reunification with Armenia. Authorities in the Armenian capital of Yerevan have accused Ankara of direct involvement in the fighting on the side of their ethnic kin in Azerbaijan."Turkish military experts are fighting side-by-side with Azerbaijan, who are using Turkish weapons, including UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) and warplanes," the Armenian ministry of foreign affairs said in a media statement Monday. Authorities in Azerbaijan have released videos purporting to show Azerbaijani military drones precision-targeting more than a dozen Armenian air defence units and other military equipment.But experts consulted by Radio Canada International said the videos actually show Turkish-produced drones equipped with Canadian sensors and laser targeting systems being deployed against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.Kelsey Gallagher, a researcher with the disarmament group Project Ploughshares who has studied Canadian exports of drone technology to Turkey, said the drone footage released by the Azerbaijani military appears to show interface images that are identical to the Turkish TB2 Bayraktar drones — which use Canadian-produced WESCAM optical sensors and laser targeting systems.A report by Forbes magazine's defence correspondent Sebastien Roblin came to the same conclusion. Exports break Canadian law, says PloughsharesLast week, Project Ploughshares called on the federal government to ban exports of Canadian-produced sensors and laser targeting technology used on the Turkish military drones deployed by Ankara across several conflict zones in the Middle East and Libya.Project Ploughshares said the multimillion-dollar exports of high-tech sensors and targeting technology produced by L3Harris WESCAM in Burlington, Ont. violate Canada's domestic laws and its international obligations under the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), which the Trudeau government agreed to almost exactly a year ago."Canada's export of WESCAM sensors to Turkey poses a substantial risk of facilitating human suffering, including violations of human rights and international humanitarian law," Project Ploughshares said in a report released last Tuesday.Officials at Global Affairs Canada said they are investigating claims that Turkey may have transferred military drones equipped with Canadian technology to Azerbaijan. Canadian tech 'integral' to Turkish drones: researcherL3Harris WESCAM, a Burlington, Ont.-based subsidiary of U.S. defence giant L3Harris, is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) imaging and targeting sensor systems, with approximately $500 million in annual exports, according to the Project Ploughshares report."These sensors are integral for their ability to conduct drone warfare, which they've done increasingly ... in the past few years across several conflict zones," Gallagher told Radio Canada International last week. "If the exports of these sensors were completely halted, then Turkey would not have the sensors necessary to conduct modern airstrikes."Exports of WESCAM sensor systems have continued despite Ottawa's freeze on defence exports to Turkey, which was announced in October of 2019 after Ankara's incursion into Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria, Gallagher said.On Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and his British counterpart Dominic Raab issued a joint statement saying they are troubled by reports of large-scale military action along the Line of Contact."Reports of shelling of settlements and civilian casualties are deeply concerning," the statement said. "We call for the immediate end of hostilities, respect for the ceasefire agreement and the protection of civilians.Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong said "there can be no military solution to this conflict.""Conservatives continue to monitor the conduct of the Turkish government, and we will be closely following the Liberal government's handling of this situation as it develops," he said in an emailed statement.The Trudeau government needs to remind Turkey of its international obligations as a NATO ally, particularly when it comes to the alliance's shared commitment to the international rules-based order, Chong added."The Liberal government must ensure Canada's arms exports are used appropriately and in accordance with Canada's national interests, as well as in accordance with the principles of the NATO treaty," he said.Officials at the Turkish embassy in Ottawa refused to comment on reports of Turkish drones with Canadian sensors being used by Azerbaijan, saying Turkey's stance in the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh "is in line with international law.""Armenia is an occupier of Azerbaijan's lands. It has not only occupied Nagorno-Karabakh for decades but also conducted regular provocations against Azerbaijan," the Turkish embassy said in an emailed statement."We condemn Armenian aggression in the strongest terms and call on all sensible nations to stand with Azerbaijan in its rightful struggle against foreign occupation and attacks."Officials at the Azerbaijani embassy in Ottawa did not respond to requests for comment by Radio Canada International. Levon Sevunts is a reporter/producer for Radio Canada International. Born and raised in Armenia, he immigrated to Canada in 1992. As a print and broadcast journalist he has covered major stories in the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Darfur, the Sahara and the High Arctic, as well as his home of Montreal.https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/turkey-canada-drone-azerbaijan-1.5743353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Daily BeastSept 29 2020 Armenians Fear Turkey Is Back to Finish Off the GenocideCLASH OF CIVILIZATIONSThe foreign minister of a disputed region on the Armenia Azerbaijan border says his comrades in Armenia may have to call on Putin to facedown the Turkish-backed forces. Anna Nemtsova MOSCOW—The fighting in a mountain enclave in the Caucuses escalated Tuesday when Turkish-backed forces shelled five villages including the capital of Stepanakert, according to Armenian officials.Skirmishes broke out on the border of Azerbaijan and Armenia over the weekend and the official death toll is over 100 as a decades-old dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh or the Republic of Artsakh erupted into violence.Artsakh is an ethnic Armenian pocket that was once part of Azerbaijan’s territory but now hews closely to Armenia against the wishes of Turkey, which has lucrative oil and gas deals with Azerbaijan and a long-standing enmity with Armenia.“We fight not only with Azerbaijan, with Turkey and thousands of its mercenary soldiers from the Middle East,” Masis Mailyan, foreign minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, told The Daily Beast in a phone interview on Tuesday. “This morning the attackers shelled an Armenian town of Vardenis. This is the continuation of the Turkish genocide against Armenian people. The genocide, that the U.S. Congress officially recognized in a resolution last year, affirming that the Turkey exterminated 1.5 million Armenians.”Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fueled the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, but he blames mediators for failing to solve the territorial dispute since a ceasefire in 1994. “The United States, Russia and France have not been able to resolve the conflict for almost 30 years. On the contrary, they are doing everything they can to prolong the problem,” Erdogan said in half an hour speech on Tuesday. “Azerbaijan has already listened to you for 30 years! But whose lands are occupied? Azerbaijan’s!”Civilians, including women and children, were reported killed on both sides. Tanks burned, armed drones and helicopters were shot out of the sky. The Armenian defense ministry reported that a Turkish warplane took off from Ganja airbase in Azerbaijan and shot down an Armenian jet aircraft Su-25 on Tuesday.“Turkey has never expressed any regret for the massacre in 1915,” Mailyan said. “Ankara criticized the Western countries for recognizing the Armenian Genocide.”The foreign minister said there was a chance that major powers would be drawn into the growing conflict. “Azerbaijan and Turkey have a program called ‘Great Turan’: Erdogan aims to take control over the South Caucasus, which will weaken Russia’s geopolitical positions,” he said.While it’s already bad, the worry is the conflict could easily escalate further. The fighting threatens to involve Turkey, a NATO country, on the side of Azerbaijan and Russia’s forces backing Armenia. “If Armenia officially asks Russia for help, the Kremlin would have to deploy the army, in accordance with the Collective Security Treaty between the two countries,” Mailyan told The Daily Beast, suggesting that even those consumed by domestic politics in the U.S., need to focus to prevent an even more disastrous war.The nation of Armenia with 2.9 million at home and millions in a diaspora in the United States, France, Russia and elsewhere, feels very much united. In the first hours of the war, Kim Kardashian Tweeted her support for breakaway Artsakh: “We are praying for brave men and women risking their lives to protect Artsakh and Armenia. The news is misleading, these are not ‘clashes,’” Kardashian, whose family fell victim to the Armenian genocide, warned.The breakaway region is roughly the size of Connecticut. It is backed by Armenia and its diaspora in the West: at least ten American states, including California, Michigan and Massachusetts, have passed bills recognizing the independence of Artsakh, the Armenian name for the region.Both Azerbaijan and Armenia declared states of emergency on Sunday, for the first time after an escalation four years ago. Erdogan accused Armenia of being “the biggest threat to regional peace,” demanding its capital Yerevan give Nagorno-Karabakh territories back to Azerbaijan.Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, discussed the conflict with his ally in Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. While Turkey has almost brotherly relations with Azerbaijan, Orthodox Russia feels very close to Christian Armenia. There are Russian military bases on Armenian territory close to the borders with Turkey and Iran.While Turkey has an almost pathological hatred of one side in this dispute, Russia has tried to maintain good relations with both sides, it has strong business and political ties with Azerbaijan, a country that borders with the often unstable Russian region of Dagestan. To keep Azerbaijan happy, Moscow sold weapons to Azerbaijan for $4 billion in 2016, a move that was widely criticized in Armenia.Last week Armenia joined Russia, China, Iran and several other Kremlin allies taking part in military exercises called Caucasus 2020, which featured up to 80,000 soldiers.The violence which erupted at the weekend has been in the air for an age. Azeri opposition activists have been talking about the coming war for months.“Families, kids woke up to a real war on Sunday. We have thousands of refugees displaced from their homes, hiding in shelters,” Anahit Musheghyan, who lives in Yerevan, told The Daily Beast.None of the compromises Russia has suggested over the past two decades has worked. And peace talks failed in the midst of the pandemic, in July, after several clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijani border that killed 15 people.More than 100,000 Azeri activists joined the pro-war rallies in Baku, pushing Aliyev to take action. “There is something important to understand about this war: every single Azeri person, without any exclusion, agrees the war is necessary – the war is the only point President Ilham Aliyev gets right: we all want back the territories occupied by Armenians in 1994,” Azeri journalist, Khadija Ismailova, explained to The Daily Beast.Ismailova, a fearless critic of Aliyev’s authoritarian regime, has spent a year in prison on unjust charges but when it comes to this attack, she sounds supportive. “I am not militaristic but it is clear to me that we need to fight,” she said. “The only concern we have is that Vladimir Putin might call Aliyev and tell him to stop advancing. If our forces occupy just a few villages and stop, that would be a huge disappointment. Putin must be talking with Erdogan a lot at the moment, negotiating their issues in Syria,” Ismayilova suggested.The feeling in Yerevan is equally passionate. “Our country has mobilized 10,000 volunteer soldiers,” photographer Karen Mirzoyan told The Daily Beast on Monday. “As soon as our people heard about Azeri shells killing a grandmother with her granddaughter, many men in reserve joined the forces.”Armenians have controlled what is internationally regarded as Azerbaijani territory since 1994, so why did Azerbaijan choose this month to advance? Thomas De Waal, who wrote Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War said he thought Aliyev was trying to take advantage of election season in Washington. “Azerbaijan thinks that currently the U.S. is preoccupied with the presidential elections,” he said. https://www.thedailybeast.com/armenians-in-artsakh-fear-turkey-is-back-to-finish-off-the-genocide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 CIVILNET.AM 29 սեպտեմբեր, 2020 23:40 Ընդհանուր առմամբ՝ պատերազմի սկսելու առաջին պահից ի վեր, հակառակորդը կորցրել է կենդանի ուժ՝ 790 մարդ, որից 180-ը Քարվաճառի ուղղությամբ, որտեղ ընթացել են բավականին համառ և դժվար մարտեր, մոտավոր տվյալներով կա 1900 վիրավոր․ այս մասին հայտարարեց ՊՆ ներկայացուցիչ Արծրուն Հովհաննիսյանը սեպտեմբերի 29-ին հրավիրված ասուլիսին։ Նա ասաց, որ հայկական կողմից մարդկային կորուստների մասին տեղեկատվությունը կտրամադրվի առավոտյան։ Ըստ նրա՝ հայկական ստորաբաժանումները հակատանկային տարբեր միջոցներով, նաև՝ ոչ հակատանկային միջոցներով՝ հրետանային միջոցներով, տանկեր են խոցել՝ 137 տանկ և զրահատեխնիկա, ոչնչացվել է ադրբեջանական 72 ԱԹՍ, 7 ուղղաթիռ և 3 ինքնաթիռ։ Հովհաննիսյանը արձանագրեց, որ այս օրը աննախադեպ էր, քանի որ հարձակման ենթարկվեց նաև Հայաստանի Հանրապետության տարածքը՝ Վարդենիսի տարածաշրջանը, կիրառվեցին ավիացիոն, հրթիռային և օդային հարձակման այլ միջոցներ՝ մասնավորապես մարտական ԱԹՍ-ներ։ Այսպիսով, ընդհանուր առմամբ, մարտերը շարունակվում են, մեր զինված ուժերը հստակ կատարում են իրենց մարտական խնդիրները, հակառակորդի հարձակողական բոլոր գրոհները, փորձերը հետ են մղվում՝ համապատասխան կորուստներ պատճառելով։ «Մենք էսօր աշխատեցինք Վարդենիսի ուղղությամբ, ցուցադրեցինք կադրերը՝ ինչպես է թիրախավորվում խաղաղ բնակչությունը, քաղաքացիական ենթակառուցվածքները՝ ավտոբուս, գյուղի ջրատար և այլն։ Դա ի ցույց ենք դրել ամբողջ աշխարհին»,- ասաց Հովհաննիսյանը։«Ցավոք այսօր ունեցանք նաև կորուստներ․ թուրքական ռազմաօդային ուժերին պատկանող F16 կործանիչը, որոնց մասին բարձրաձայնվել էր մեր կողմից, գտնվում էին Ադրբեջանի տարածքում, և առաջին իսկ օրվանից մասնակցել էին ադրբեջանական օդուժի և այլ հարձակողական միջոցների համակարգմանը, այսօր խոցել են ՀՀ ռազմաօդային ուժերին պատկանող ՍՈւ-25 գրոհիչը։ Ցավոք օդաչուն մահացել է։ Ադրբեջանը շտապեց հերքել, ընդ որում հերքել շատ անհնարամիտ և ծիծաղելի բառապաշարով՝ նշելով, որ նման ինքնաթիռ Ադրբեջանի ռազմաօդային ուժերի մեջ չկա։ Մենք շատ լավ գիտենք, որ դրանք Ադրբեջանին չեն պատկանում, դրանք պատկանում են Թուրքիայի ռազմաօդային ուժերին և այդ մասին հստակ նշեցինք»։ՊՆ ներկայացուցիչը հայտնեց, որ այս պահին մեր կորուստները ամփոփվում են, կներկայացվեն վաղը առավոտյան։Սաթենիկ Հակոբյան https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/09/29/790-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4-137-%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AF-72-%D4%B1%D4%B9%D5%8D-7-%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%AB%D5%BC-%D6%87-3-%D5%AB%D5%B6%D6%84%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A9%D5%AB%D5%BC%E2%80%A4-%D4%B1%D6%80%D5%AE%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6-%D5%80%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A8%D5%9D-%D5%B0%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%AB-%D5%AF%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB-%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B6/397370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 The Daily Beast Sept 29 2020 Turkey Sends ISIS Warlord to Azerbaijan to Face Off Against Putin’s Armenian Allies WHOEVER WINS… WE LOSE Former ISIS fighters have been dispatched to fight in a European showdown between Turkish and Russian proxies. Muhammad Al-Binshi Updated Sep. 29, 2020 7:11AM ET / Published Sep. 28, 2020 3:33PM ET AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Getty ISTANBUL, Turkey—On Sunday afternoon, a video depicting a large convoy of Islamist Syrian rebel fighters yelling enthusiastically as they drove off to war circulated widely on Arabic social media. Fighters in the packed trucks, driving quickly past the group of children filming with their phones, could be heard yelling “Allahu Akbar!” and, “Our leader, 'til the end of time, is our master, Muhammad!” However, what shocked those watching the video weren’t the shouts of the Syrian fighters but rather those of the children filming, who yelled back at the soldiers in a language unfamiliar to most Syrians following their country’s nine-year war. “That’s not Kurdish, right?” said one user in an online group where the video emerged. “If they were Kurds, you think they’d be cheering them on?” responded another with a laugh out loud emoji. Over the next several hours, rumors swirled that the video was shot in Azerbaijan, a small Turkic-speaking nation lodged between Iran and Russia, and that the Syrian rebel fighters had been sent there to prop up the Azeri government in its war against neighboring Armenia that had begun that day. According to high-ranking Syrian rebel sources that spoke to The Daily Beast, these rumors are true. The fighters that appeared in the circulated video were part of a group of 1,000 Syrian rebel soldiers sent in two batches from Turkey on September 22 and 24. “500 Hamza Brigade fighters were flown last Tuesday from southern Turkey to the Azeri airbase at Sumqayit [30 kilometers north of the Azeri capital of Baku]”, according to a source within the Syrian National Army (SNA) rebel outfit who requested anonymity. “Two days later, on Thursday, another 500 fighters from the Sultan Murad brigades rebel faction were similarly flown out to Azerbaijan.” These claims were echoed by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a Syrian opposition body that monitors human rights violations in the country. SOHR sources suggest more batches of Syrian rebel fighters are preparing to be deployed to Azerbaijan. The Hamza and Sultan Murad brigades are known within Syrian rebel circles as factions that enjoy especially close relations with Turkey, the last remaining patron of the Syrian opposition. Sayf Balud, commander of the Hamza brigades, however, is also known for his checkered past, in particular, as a former commander within the radical jihadist group ISIS. An ethnic Syrian Turkman from the town of Biza’a in Aleppo city’s northern countryside, Balud originally joined the Abu Bakr Sadiq brigades, a moderate rebel faction near his hometown that received widespread support from Gulf states in the early years of the conflict. However, coming from a small, relatively unknown family, Balud failed to climb the ranks of Syria’s rebel movement as quickly as he would have liked, and as others from more prominent backgrounds regularly did. By early 2013, Balud had joined ISIS, whose ranks were staffed mostly by foreigners who couldn't have cared less about the social status of their Syrian recruits. Second Division, Third Legion In July 2013, Balud appeared in an ISIS propaganda video shot in the border town of Tal Abyad after the group successfully captured the city from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG). In the video, Sayf appears next to an Egyptian foreign fighter addressing a room full of two dozen captured YPG soldiers, who were assembled before an ISIS camera crew to officially repent for having joined an armed faction that ISIS’ leadership described as being “at war with God.” Over the next several years, Balud’s star continued to rise, as the commander attained a level of status within ISIS that would have been unattainable in other rebel groups. Despite the large-scale defeat of ISIS across northern Syria at the hands of the YPG in 2016 and 2017, the cunning commander was able to leverage his history of fighting against Kurds to re-invent himself as a valuable client for another foreign patron: Turkey. By January 2018, when Turkish backed rebel forces launched “Operation Olive Branch” to take over the Kurdish canton of Afrin located in Syria’s uppermost northwest corner, Balud regularly appeared in the group’s propaganda videos as the official commander of the newly formed Hamza brigades. His status as an ethnic Turkman, a small minority within Syria whose likeness to their Turkish kinsmen across the border has pushed Ankara to grant many coveted privileges such as Turkish citizenship and sensitive leadership positions, further endeared Balud to his new patrons. According to SNA sources, Syrian rebel units now being sent to Azerbaijan by Turkey are almost exclusively led by ethnic Syrian Turkmen. “Sayf Balud is a Turkman. The Sultan Murad brigade’s commander, Fahim Aissa, is a Syrian Turkman, like Balud. Turkey only trusts factions led by Syrian Turkman to carry out these missions. These are sensitive for Turkey politically, and they don’t trust Syrian Arabs to lead them.” Turkey’s intervention in Azerbaijan is indeed sensitive. After a four-year lull in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, fighting between the two countries erupted anew on Sunday in fighting that killed two-dozen fighters. Historically the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. But in 1991 Armenian factions within the region declared themselves independent. Three years of war over the disputed territory ended in 1994 with a Russian brokered ceasefire. The newly declared Nagorno-Karabakh republic was soon occupied by Armenia, which has since maintained de facto control of the area. With the exception of four days of fighting in April 2016, Sunday’s clashes were the first major instance of renewed combat between both countries over the status of the area. Both sides accuse the other of having initiated the fighting on Sunday. Clashes continue, with dozens more casualties reported. Fighting alongside the Azeri regular forces were 1,000 Syrian rebel fighters, among them former jihadists led by ex-ISIS commander Sayf Balud. All About the Oil Turkey's move to send Syrian rebels to face-off against Armenia, a longtime rival of Turkey, is just the latest in a long string of neo-Ottoman foreign adventures undertaken by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the last 6 months. Ankara has deployed both its armed forces and Syrian proxies to crack down on Kurdish PKK and YPG forces in northern Syria and Iraqi Kurdistan throughout 2020. Turkey has also intervened in western Libya and waters throughout the eastern Mediterranean where its navy has threatened NATO allies France and Greece in an attempt to strongarm both countries and lay claim to gas reserves located within Greece's maritime borders. In Azerbaijan, Turkey is looking to demonstrate loyalty and prop up an oil-rich regime with which it has maintained close military ties since the 1994 ceasefire. Since 2005, they have launched numerous lucrative oil and gas initiatives including a pipeline that exports 1.2 million barrels of Azeri oil per day to the European Union (EU), earning Turkey upwards of $200 million in annual transit fees. In 2006, this cooperation expanded following the launch of the South Caucasus natural gas pipeline that annually exports 8.8 billion cubic meters of much needed Azeri gas to the Turkish market, a net importer of energy. In 2011, Turkey began work on an expansive natural gas production network called the Trans Anatolian Pipeline, which is projected to export 31 billion cubic meters of Azeri gas to the EU by 2026. Turkish shareholders, who own a 30 percent stake in the project, stand to make huge profits. Turkey’s push to transform Azerbaijan into a lucrative oil and gas export hub is also motivated by Ankara’s desire to come out from under Russia’s shadow. Turkey depends on Russia for 40 percent of its fossil fuels, a reliance that has forced Ankara to treat Russia as a friendly nation despite the fact that the two countries share almost no common interests. The “Southern Gas Corridor,” a term referring to the various pipelines emerging out of Azerbaijan, has been heavily cheered on by the EU, which also wants to break its dependence on Russian gas. No surprise then that Russia is on the other side in the ongoing dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is now the third theater where Russia and Turkey find themselves supporting opposite sides in an active Middle East conflict zone. In Syria, Russian support for dictator Bashar al-Assad and Turkey’s support for the country’s rebels such as Sayf Bulad and others led to direct conflict between both countries’ armies earlier this year, resulting in the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers. In Libya, the situation is reversed, with Turkey supporting Libya’s government and Russia supporting Khalifa Haftar, a renegade general and rebel leader who has sought to seize control of Libya’s lucrative oil sector and capture the capital of Tripoli. In both conflicts, Sayf Bulad and the Hamza brigades have proven extremely useful to Turkey. Thousands of the group’s fighters, including Sayf Bulad, were deployed to Libya last summer to help repel a major assault launched by Russian-backed Khalifa Haftar and in the bargain reclaim territory previously captured by the general. The Turkish backed authority in Tripoli is now safely guarded against external threats, while Turkish companies are set to gain lucrative contracts in Libya’s oil and gas and reconstruction sectors. Within this context of great power struggles, Syria's rebels, once idealistic and seeking to liberate their country from dictator Bashar al-Assad, have found themselves reduced to pawns compelled to serve as mercenaries and shock troops used by Turkey to advance its foreign policy in a world where Ankara finds itself increasingly isolated. In doing so, they find themselves led by and mixed with fighters from the most vicious jihadist group the world has ever seen. https://www.thedailybeast.com/turkey-sends-sayf-balud-isis-warlord-to-azerbaijan-to-face-off-against-putins-armenian-allies?fbclid=IwAR3-BqpK34sHAgt0Z7E3aVYuZbY243RQqZBam1KVxhYr_iWax4KkwEUharI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Artsakh shoots down another Azeri attacking drone SaveShare 10:29, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Ministry of Defense representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan reports that the Artsakh military have downed another Azerbaijani attacking UAV in the morning of September 29.“We again shot down a UAV,” he said. The total number of downed adversary UAVs reached 50.“Because this is sacred land, because we know no retreat, because volunteers aren’t giving their places at the huge queues in registration points, because the sons of Cabinet members are volunteering to join the military. I am proud of you, Armenian nation,” he said.In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded.The Azeri shelling of civilian settlements resulted in another child being killed on September 29.The Azerbaijani attacks continue.The Artsakhi military suffered 84 killed servicemen with over 120 wounded.According to official reports Azerbaijan lost more than 400 servicemen, 4 gunships, 50 UAVs, 80 tanks and armored vehicles, 1 warplane and 82 other military vehicles. Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029382.html?fbclid=IwAR0E62n4EmoTIYlTRtVAJyEM3TBtu83tOZoYErj7jDJLiAV23yW12x5oSWs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Artsakh shoots down at least one more Azerbaijani attacking gunship as battles continue SaveShare 11:55, 29 September, 2020STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Artsakh military have shot down an Azerbaijani military helicopter that was attacking its positions.The Armenian Defense Ministry representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan did not rule out that there may be more than one downed gunships. “Just now our men shot down a helicopter. Probably even helicopters,” he said.In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh (Karabakh) using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded.The Azeri shelling of civilian settlements resulted in another child being killed on September 29.The Azerbaijani attacks continue.The Artsakhi military suffered 84 killed servicemen with over 120 wounded.According to official reports Azerbaijan lost more than 400 servicemen, at least 5 gunships, 50 UAVs, 80 tanks and armored vehicles, 1 warplane and 82 other military vehicles since the fightings began. Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029398.html?fbclid=IwAR118E5r8ry2rWrZ2IW8VLX3M2seV6Bgc999FIbGU2ph5v6eqi2I0DO7wI4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijan suffered nearly 60 manpower losses overnight during aggression against Artsakh SaveShare 11:24, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Heavy clashes continued in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact overnight, Armenian defense ministry’s representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said during a press conference.“The adversary again tried to attack especially at the southern and northern directions under the heavy fire of armored equipment, UAVs, artillery. Nearly 60 Azerbaijani servicemen were killed at that time, as well as a military equipment of Azerbaijan has been destroyed, was pushed back. At the moment the battles continue”, he said.On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.84 servicemen were killed and nearly 120 were wounded in Artsakh from the Azerbaijani attack.Armenia and Artsakh declared a martial law and mobilization.According to the latest data, the Azerbaijani side has suffered nearly 400 human losses as a result of its aggression. The Artsakh side has destroyed a total of 4 Azerbaijani attacking helicopters, 49 UAVs, 80 armored equipment including tanks, 82 vehicles and 1 aircraft.Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029392.html?fbclid=IwAR2ujHSoF1LYRMvPfXKYXsuhz2AHJjgFg17mnfjgd2DsnTPodoIzG6eow8w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Artsakh releases footage of downing two Azeri gunships SaveShare 12:37, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Defense Ministry has released footage of Artsakh’s military shooting down two Azerbaijani attacking gunships on September 29.Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said the Artsakh Defense Army units downed the two helicopters using the Igla man-portable surface-to-air missile launchers at the eastern direction. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029401.html?fbclid=IwAR01PYDdgQSmBvN9KEu8EN10Wf9_wmy2Wr3NeRDWxK2BpmA0NXvDQ31oJ4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Armenian troops forced to deploy heavy weapon systems as Azerbaijan fires TOS-1A, Smerch launchers SaveShare 12:44, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan restarted from early morning September 29 its massive offensive against Artsakh at the entire perimeter of the defense line of the Artsakh Defense Army, Defense Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan said. She said Azerbaijan is firing the TOS-1A heavy artillery system in some directions.“The deployment of TOS, Smerch and other large caliber systems changes the scale and logic of the military operations, elevating it to a new level,” she said, warning that the Armenian military is forced to deploy heavy weapons systems that inflict greater destruction. “At this moment the Defense Army units are decisively repelling all enemy offensive attempts, inflicting heavy losses to manpower and equipment,” Stepanyan said.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029403.html?fbclid=IwAR159FuqDLwoWR_ZvBAhfwfa_KuuvdsbJOSa0-7gfAZp0ziuFxMLXQC6HGg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Turkish press says Ankara considers deploying troops to Azerbaijan SaveShare 12:58, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Turkish press is writing numerous articles proving Turkey’s direct involvement in Azerbaijan’s ongoing military attack on Artsakh.The Turkish Milliyet newspaper published an article titled “Bayraktar striking Armenian targets”, referring to the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle. The report says Ankara is considering sending its troops to assist Azerbaijan. “According to information from diplomatic sources the Azerbaijani officials have been clearly told that they will receive any kind of support, including this option”, it said, referring to sending troops.“It has been stressed that the priority is the security of the energy corridor, at the same time it was noted that in case of favorable conditions returning to the negotiations table shouldn’t be avoided”.According to the report, Turkey could potentially send troops to Azerbaijan only by a Presidential decree approved by parliament. “Sources say such decree could be based on the 2010 Turkey-Azerbaijan Strategic Partnership and Mutual Assistance agreement.”The article said that the Azerbaijani army is attacking Artsakh with the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029406.html?fbclid=IwAR3HAiHTAZ-mGWGaDoinxa3GshzLhfxE6B1dm-zY48GGiVDhVuqCgdBl-rA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am PHOTOS: Civilian passenger bus in Armenia destroyed by Azeri shelling SaveShare 13:00, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Unified InfoCenter has released images of the civilian passenger bus in the Armenian town of Vardenis that came under bombardment from Azerbaijan on September 29.No one was killed in the bus blast. The bus was hit by an Azerbaijani loitering munition. However, the foreign ministry later said that one civilian has died in the town from the shelling.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029408.html?fbclid=IwAR2ujHSoF1LYRMvPfXKYXsuhz2AHJjgFg17mnfjgd2DsnTPodoIzG6eow8w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Azerbaijani attacking forces continue suffering heavy losses – 5 tanks, 11 UAVs destroyed by Artsakh SaveShare 13:23, 29 September, 2020STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan continues attacking Artsakh at the entire perimeter of the line of contact and military operations are ongoing.“The Azerbaijani side is launching attacking attempts, using artillery, UAVs and armored-tank forces,” the Artsakh Ministry of Defense said in a statement on September 29. “The Artsakh Defense Army units are successfully thwarting the enemy attacks, inflicting significant losses to the enemy manpower and armored equipment. According to updated information, the adversary lost 11 more UAVs, including loitering munitions, 1 engineering armored equipment, 4 82A armored personnel carriers and 5 tanks. The adversary has also multiple manpower losses,” it said.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029411.html?fbclid=IwAR2sI2e5bSI3U2R0VWaE6KvwMSQzsHXjoxHdoQdiTTi6WXHuT2eopaiRr8s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Henrikh Mkhitaryan urges international community to urgently respond to Azeri attack SaveShare 13:40, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian football star and midfielder of the Italian Roma Henrikh Mkhitaryan has called on the international community to urgently respond to the Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh and Armenia and “avoid another genocide.”“Heavy military fights are still continuing against #NagornoKarabakh, many victims on both sides. The territory of the Republic of #Armenia is being bombed too. The Azerbaijani attack which started on September 27th in the morning targeting civilian population is strongly condemnable. An immediate end to this violence and crime against humanity is urgent and vital. Turkey must halt all support and enabling of this offensive, including the recruitment of foreign terrorist fighters to attack Armenians. I call on international community, on allies for an urgent intervention in order to avoid another genocide. #ArstakhStrong #ArmeniaStrong,” Mkhitaryan said on social media, posting images of hospitalized civilians in Artsakh and heavy destructions of civilian homes. In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh (Karabakh) using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded.The Azeri shelling of civilian settlements resulted in another child being killed on September 29. 4 civilians are dead in Artsakh. The Azerbaijani attacks continue.According to official reports Azerbaijan lost more than 400 servicemen, 6 gunships, 50 UAVs, 85 tanks and armored vehicles, 1 warplane and 82 other military vehicles since the fighting began. Editing by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029415.html?fbclid=IwAR08pymGyKS_gC_VGgK4YGiXBEg1VWkhBviXR4cGy7ppFbyaZQTuipBzouA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Cyprus Speaker of Parliament vows every effort to condemn Turkish involvement in Azeri attack SaveShare 13:51, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. Speaker of Parliament of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone conversation with Speaker of Parliament of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris amid the Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh and Armenia.“Mr. Speaker was well aware of the details of the situation and he conveyed his warmest regards and best wishes to the Armenian people. Mr. Syllouris assured me that he will do everything possible for condemning the aggression against us and Turkey’s involvement,” Mirzoyan said on social media. In the early morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on Artsakh (Karabakh) using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were wounded.The Azeri shelling of civilian settlements resulted in another child being killed on September 29. 4 civilians are dead in Artsakh. The Azerbaijani attacks continue.According to official reports Azerbaijan lost more than 400 servicemen, 6 gunships, 50 UAVs, 85 tanks and armored vehicles, 1 warplane and 82 other military vehicles since the fighting began in Artsakh.Artsakh’s military said the Defense Army of Artsakh lost 84 servicemen, with more than 120 being wounded.On September 29, the Azeri troops began shelling from across the state border at the Armenian town of Vardenis, killing one civilian.Editing and Translating by Stepan Kocharyan https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029417.html?fbclid=IwAR2ujHSoF1LYRMvPfXKYXsuhz2AHJjgFg17mnfjgd2DsnTPodoIzG6eow8w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Armenpress.am Kremlin urges Turkey and other states not to add fuel to fire of NK conflict SaveShare 15:39, 29 September, 2020YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 29, ARMENPRESS. The Kremlin is convinced that the current calls of different countries on providing military assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan add fuel to the fire of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Russian Presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that it is necessary to convince the sides to return to the political and diplomatic solution path of the issue.“The Kremlin firstly attaches importance to the immediate end to the fire and military operations. Any statement on providing military assistance to any of the sides is definitely adding fuel to the fire. We absolutely oppose this”, he said. Peskov noted that Russia is in constant touch with Yerevan, Baku and Ankara and urged Turkey to do everything to convince the conflicting sides to cease the fire.“We call on all countries, especially our partners, such as Turkey, to do everything so that the conflicting sides will cease the fire and return to the peaceful settlement process of the conflict”, Peskov said.He added that they are also in touch with their partners of the OSCE Minsk Group, adding that the Co-Chair countries should take a responsible position for solving the situation in Nagorno Karabakh.On September 27 early morning the Azerbaijani military has launched a massive cross-border artillery attack on Artsakh, including on civilian settlements. Peaceful settlements are also under bombardment, including the capital city of Stepanakert.84 servicemen were killed and nearly 120 were wounded in Artsakh from the Azerbaijani attack.Armenia and Artsakh declared a martial law and mobilization.According to the latest data, the Azerbaijani side has suffered nearly 400 human losses as a result of its aggression. The Artsakh side has destroyed a total of 6 Azerbaijani attacking helicopters, 50 UAVs, 85 armored equipment including tanks, 82 vehicles and 1 aircraft. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029437.html?fbclid=IwAR29lBPIRePCVWGOSCDocOi22iDzZ3O8jcuLuX7UGq2QFtrJt08OKQ7sGUc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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