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Iran Front Page

Nov 7 2020

Iran Warns Armenia, Azerbaijan Not to Open Way for Terrorists’ Presence

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November 7, 2020

A senior Iranian military commander has seriously warned warring sides to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that they should not provide for the presence of terrorists and Israelis near Iran’s borders.

Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi said both the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia should take care not to open the way for terrorists to “be present in this region.”

“Iran definitely will not tolerate the presence of Takfiri terrorists [near its borders],” said General Shekarchi, a senior spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces.

“The existence of the Zionist regime [of Israel]’s espionage bases is another important point,” he said.

“We will, by no means, allow the bases of this regime to be established near our borders or in the disputed region,” said the top general.

“These two points are very important to us, and both warring countries (the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia) should seriously pay attention to this issue,” he emphasized.

He said the country which opens the way for the presence of terrorists and Zionists in this region will be responsible for the consequences of such presence, and Iran will firmly deal with these two “evil phenomena.”

Meanwhile, he stressed that Armenia should return the occupied territories of the Azerbaijan Republic, expressing hope the conflict between the two conflict will be resolved through dialogue.

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Berkeley News, Berkeley University

Nov 6 2020

Why violence has re-emerged in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

By Roqua Montez| NOVEMBER 6, 2020

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Fierce battles continue in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that has killed at least 1,000 people, and possibly many more. The fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan threatens to destabilize the South Caucasus region, in what has been one of the world’s most protracted wars; three cease-fires have already collapsed since hostilities flared at the end of September.

Berkeley News spoke with Stephan Astourian, director of UC Berkeley’s Armenian Studies Program and an associate adjunct professor, about the prospects for peace, the goals of international intervention and how the Armenian community here in the U.S. is responding.

Berkeley News: One of the world’s oldest conflicts, a territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, has re-erupted with the heaviest clashes in years. What sparked the latest conflict?

Stephan Astourian: This is a full-scale war, with many post-modern characteristics (use of Islamic terrorists, massive recourse to drones, a proxy war for Turkey). In this sense, it differs from all the previous clashes since 1994. In my mind, at least, these are the key factors:

First, the Azerbaijani leadership believes that their country has reached the apex of its comparative military advantage in relation to Armenia. Indeed, from 2012-14 Azerbaijan has spent at least $12 billion to buy armaments.

UC Berkeley Armenian Studies Program dIrector and associate adjunct professor Stephan Astourian

Second, the slump in oil prices, the resulting economic and social crises, and the country’s declining oil reserves make it unlikely that Azerbaijan can sustain such military spending in the future.

Third, the negotiations have reached a deadlock. Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev adopted a maximalist position, demanding that the surrounding regions of Nagorno-Karabakh and Nagorno-Karabakh itself be returned to Azerbaijan. He also claimed that parts of Armenia — the region of Zangezur and the capital, Yerevan — are Azerbaijani territories. In turn, Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power in the summer of 2018 as a result of a bloodless democratic regime change, the so-called “Velvet Revolution,” inherited a negotiating position from his semi-authoritarian and corrupt predecessors to which he could not agree. Thus, to counter the Azerbaijani position and his opponents, Pashinyan stated clearly that Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenian, period.

Fourth, there is the Turkish factor. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seems determined to expand the influence of his country in various directions. He is involved in conflicts in northern Syria and Iraq, in Libya and in the eastern Mediterranean. It would seem that he also wants to have a say in the South Caucasus, a traditionally Russian zone of influence, through Azerbaijan. We now know that Turkey planned and leads the Azerbaijani war effort.

Finally, the precise timing of the conflict can be explained by secondary factors: the U.S. is busy with the presidential elections, not to mention the COVID-19 crisis, and the Russian Federation is no less busy with crises in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan and with conflicts in the Ukraine, Syria and Libya.

The Nagorno-Karabakh region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but controlled by ethnic Armenians. Can you provide some context about the area in dispute and its importance?

Historically, Nagorno-Karabakh (the mountainous part of Karabakh) has been an Armenian-inhabited region, one of the provinces of historic Armenia known in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages as Artsakh. When the short-lived independent republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia were brought under Soviet control, the Bolsheviks had to make decisions about contested regions.

Following the Sovietization of Armenia, the Azerbaijani Bolsheviks accepted the fact that Nagorno-Karabakh should be part of Soviet Armenia, but they subsequently changed their position. The Caucasian Bureau of the Communist party decided on July 4, 1921 that the region should be attributed to Armenia. However, Joseph Stalin joined the meeting that evening and on July 5, the Caucasian Bureau was forced to change its decision and to attach Nagorno-Karabakh to Soviet Azerbaijan. At that time, more than 90% of that region’s population was Armenian.

Soviet-Kemalist collaboration in the early post-World War I period seems to have been the main cause for this change, but there are also other explanations, such as “divide and rule” policies. The problem festered throughout the Soviet period, with several complaints on the part of the Karabakh Armenians pertaining to discrimination, injustice and the slow but steady influx of Azerbaijanis into Nagorno-Karabakh, which was aimed at diluting the Armenian majority population. The issue erupted in 1988, when General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) paved the way for greater freedom of _expression_ in the Soviet Union. Karabakh Armenians’ demands to be attached to Armenia were answered by a series of anti-Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan, in the cities of Sumgayit, Kirovabad (currently Ganja) and Baku. Suddenly, what was an administrative-territorial problem took on an ethnic dimension, reviving memories of the Armenian Genocide (1915-17). Ethnic cleansing in both republics paralleled a low-intensity war until 1992, when matters morphed into a full-scale war until 1994. The Azerbaijanis were defeated and Karabakh Armenians moved into seven adjacent regions, which they have controlled until now.

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… this issue is a classic instance of the clash of two international law principles: territorial integrity and self-determination.”

– Stephan Astourian

Yes, Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which also controls the seven surrounding regions, is unrecognized. However, this issue is a classic instance of the clash of two international law principles: territorial integrity and self-determination. The former has so far taken precedence and the latter has been applied mostly in colonial cases. However, the West did not hesitate to recognize the independence of Kosovo in 2008 when the Kosovo Assembly declared its independence from Serbia. The negotiations that have been dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh issue since about 1995 under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), more specifically the co-chairs (American, French, and Russian) of its Minsk Group, are based on both principles. As a matter of fact, these principles are enshrined in the so-called “Madrid Principles” and its subsequent modifications that constitute the central document of the negotiation process.

It’s been reported that recent weeks have been the most violent, bloody, and deadly since the 1994 ceasefire. What needs to happen for a diplomatic resolution and, ultimately, peace to prevail? And why have diplomatic efforts to end the conflict failed previously?

Two ceasefire agreements were agreed upon over the past weeks, brokered by Russia and France, mainly. These ceasefires were breached immediately by the Azerbaijani forces. The reasons why the war continues are simple. First, President Aliyev wants to “liberate” Nagorno-Karabakh and, after almost a month of ferocious fighting, he is far from having achieved that goal. Despite a massive qualitative and quantitative advantage in terms of armaments and manpower, his army has only succeeded in driving Karabakh forces from the southern flatlands along the Iranian border and a very small area to the north, seizing around eleven or twelve percent of the Karabakh-controlled territories so far as Oct. 26. It is not even clear whether they fully drove them out of the southern territories or whether the Armenian commanders decided to order a tactical retreat to the hilly and mountainous terrain further north — less favorable to the Azerbaijanis and their drones — and to wait for winter weather to set in, usually around early November in that region.

Second, this war was planned by Turkey and is led by Turkish high-ranking officers supervised by the Turkish minister of defense. More than 600 Turkish military personnel of various kinds are in Azerbaijan, coordinating the war effort. Soon, a regiment of special forces specialized in mountain warfare will be brought from Kurdistan to help the Azerbaijanis fight in mountainous terrain. Turkish President Erdoğan has clear goals: He wants Turkey to join the Minsk Group co-chairs and to have a say in the South Caucasus. An Azerbaijani victory is vital for him to reach these goals. In addition, it would be disastrous for him and his image in Turkey and internationally if this war were to end in a stalemate or, even worse, in an Azerbaijani defeat. He is egging Aliyev on to continue it.

For peace to prevail, both sides should be willing to make concessions. They should also prepare their public opinions to such concessions. We are far from such a situation unless a totally unexpected breakthrough were to take place. In Azerbaijan in particular, hatred for the Armenians has been institutionalized in school textbooks and systematically promoted in the media during the past fifteen years. In Armenia, there is no such institutionalization, but the memory of the Armenian Genocide and of the anti-Armenian pogroms that occurred in Azerbaijan from 1988 to 1990 have generated a very negative image of the “Turk,” to whom the Azerbaijanis are assimilated.

Is there the possibility that this latest conflict might turn into something much different, larger and ruinous?

Yes, the potential for Russia and/or Iran to get involved in this conflict is real. Russian troops have been deployed in Armenia, along the border with the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and that of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic, an Azerbaijani exclave located to the south of the Armenian capital and territorially linked with Turkey. In turn, the Islamic Republic of Iran has just deployed the “Imam Zaman” ground brigade of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) along the Araks river, facing the area where Azerbaijani troops have advanced over the past ten days.

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For peace to prevail, both sides should be willing to make concessions. They should also prepare their public opinions to such concessions. We are far from such a situation unless a totally unexpected breakthrough were to take place.”

– Stephan Astourian

It would be incautious and arrogant to predict with absolute certainty that the conflict will expand. My sense is that if more Turkish troops are brought to fight with the Azerbaijanis, chances will increase that things will further degenerate. That could also be the case if Azerbaijani/Turkish forces mount a more significant attack on the territory of Armenia proper. This is likely to lead to Russian intervention, since that country has a defense treaty with Armenia.

How has the international community responded?

The Russian Federation and the Minsk Group co-chairs have been the most involved in trying to bring about a ceasefire. For the first three weeks of the conflict, which started on Sept. 27, the U.S. has been mostly missing in action, or inaction. President Trump, Secretary Pompeo, and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien appear to be fully engaged with all the sides involved in this conflict. For once, major differences do not seem to exist between the U.S. and Russian positions. The U.S. played the leading role in imposing the “humanitarian” ceasefire agreed upon on Oct. 25 by both Armenia and Azerbaijan. It was immediately breached the next day on the southern front, presumably by the Azerbaijanis who were less than enthusiastic about it, unlike Armenia. Europe, for its part, was unable to adopt a common foreign policy. French President Macron and some other countries would like to impose sanctions on Turkey. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italy, Spain, Hungary, and Malta oppose such a decision. As for NATO General-Secretary Stoltenberg, he is on record as stating that he is deeply concerned, as calling for a ceasefire, and as claiming that NATO is not part of this conflict, even though Turkey is a NATO member.

California has the largest population of Armenians living in the United States. What has been the reaction here to the latest conflict and what hopes are being raised for a permanent end to the fighting this time?

The mobilization of California’s Armenian communities has been significant. In particular, the mobilization of Armenians who emigrated from Armenia and its surrounding countries starting in the 1990s has been remarkable, the more so since that segment of the Armenian community is not involved in any significant way in the traditional Armenian organizations. The mobilization of the youth has also been impressive.

In the Bay Area specifically, anti-Armenian hate crimes, such as the numerous graffiti in Azerbaijani on the walls of the Armenian school in San Francisco, then the arson that has gutted the Armenian community center on Commonwealth Avenue, and subsequently the shots fired at that school, have raised the consciousness of many community members. As a matter of fact, the Armenian-Azerbaijani antagonism has been exported to various diaspora communities over the past six months, with incidents and clashes taking place in Russia, Western Europe, and the U.S. The so-called ultra-nationalistic, pan-Turkist “Grey Wolves,” have also been in some of these, in particular in France.

Insofar as the Armenian community is concerned, I cannot discern the existence of significant hopes that a permanent end to fighting will result from this conflict. Unless of course this war results in the thorough defeat of one of the two sides, the prevailing pessimism might actually be, unfortunately, realism.

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Artsakh's Defense Army improves positions in Berdzor direction

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22:32, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Military operations continued on November 7 near Shushi, south of Berdzor and Martuni direction, ARMENPRESS reports representative of the MoD Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a press conference.

''Particularly, clashes continue in the areas near Shushi, just nearby the city and on the roads day and night. Yesterday I said that we were able to protect Shushi, but as it can be seen the adversary has involved new troops and continues its plans of occupying Shushi. At the moment our forces are stubbornly resisting, inflicting significant losses to the wings, rear and communications of the adversary, but the clashes are heavy and continue up till now'', Hovhannisyan said.

According to him, there are clashes also in the direction of Shushi – Karintak, Lisagor and other places.

Hovhannisyan said that Azerbaijan planned to attack in Martuni direction with armored equipment, but were repelled to their initial positions, losing 1-2 armored vehicles and leaving some bodies in the battlefield.

‘’Clashes occurred also south of Berdzor. The adversary tried to advance for a few times, but they failed, suffered losses. Our units were able to improve positions in that direction’’, Hovhannisyan said, adding that no clashes occurred in the other directions, but artillery was used against both the military positions and settlements.

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Public Radio of Armenia

Nov 7 2020

Putin, Macron discuss situation in Karabakh, agree to fight terrorisms in all its forms

During a phone conversation today Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed strong determination to fight terrorism.

“In light of the recent terrorist attacks in France, the parties expressed determination to to fight terrorism in all its forms,” the Kremlin said after a phone talk initiated by the French side.

Referring to the current situation in Nagorno Karabakh, the parties expressed serious concern over the ongoing hostilities in the conflict zone and the active involvement of extremists from Syria and Libya in the conflict.

Vladimir Putin briefed Emmanuel Macron on the steps Russia is taking to reach cessation of hostilities as soon as possible and resumption of negotiations designed to ensure a political and diplomatic solution.

The interlocutors stressed the determination to continue the mediating efforts of Russia and France, including within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.

https://en.armradio.am/2020/11/07/putin-macron-discuss-situation-in-karabakh-agree-to-fight-terrorisms-in-all-its-forms/

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Public Radio of Armenia

Nov 7 2020

France to provide emergency medical assistance to Armenia

In response to the humanitarian needs expressed by the Armenian authorities in the context of the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, France is providing emergency medical assistance to the health system of the Republic of Armenia, French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte said in a Facebook post.

“A mission of surgeons specialized in the fields of orthopedics and reconstruction arrives in Yerevan today, accompanied by several deliveries of medical equipment and drugs,” the Ambassador said.

“This aid illustrates France’s solidarity with the victims of the conflict,” he added.

This aid comes in addition to the assistance provided by local authorities of France.

https://en.armradio.am/2020/11/07/france-to-provide-emergency-medical-assistance-to-armenia/

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MediaMax, Armenia

Nov 7 2020

Turkey creates instability everywhere, says Armenian President

Yerevan /Mediamax/. Armenian President Armen Sargsyan has stated that “if Turkey had not intervened in the war, Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan would probably have agreed to a ceasefire.”

 

 

 

He has made this remark in the interview with Belgian periodical La Libre Belgique, also noting that Turkey is creating instability everywhere.

“Europe is the main target. Turkey has a lot of playing cards. One of them is energy. Turkey wants to control the flow of energy from the Caspian Sea and Central Asia. The countries of Central Asia, as well as Southern Europe, will depend on it. The other card is refugees and terrorists,” said the Armenian President.

Touching on Russia’s role, Armen Sarkissian has noted that it plays an important part in the region, has membership in the OSCE Minsk Group and good relations with both Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Russia, unlike Turkey, can be a mediator. Russia also understands that Turkey has a role to play too. If Turkey uses its influence and puts pressure on Azerbaijan, it will be possible to establish a ceasefire,” added the President.

Explaining why Armenia has not yet recognized Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence, Armen Sarkissian has stated that “Armenia still sees the light at the end of this horrible tunnel.”

https://mediamax.am/en/news/foreignpolicy/40748/

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CTV News, Canada

Nov 7 2020

Heavy fighting near key town in Karabakh

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Published Saturday, November 7, 2020 1:27PM EST

YEREVAN, ARMENIA -- Armenia reported Saturday that "fierce combat" with Azerbaijani forces took place overnight near the town of Shusha, a key stronghold in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

After weeks of heavy fighting over the mountainous province, Azerbaijan appears to be closing in on the strategic town, 15 kilometres (nine miles) from Karabakh's main city Stepanakert.

The hilltop town of Shusha is located on a main road that links the unrecognised republic's capital with the territory of Armenia, which backs the separatists fighting for Karabakh's independence.

Armenian defence ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan reported "especially intensive and fierce combat" overnight outside Shusha, adding that numerous attacks from Azerbaijan were thwarted.

Armenia also said that throughout the night there was regular shelling on Shusha, home to a beloved Armenian cathedral that was damaged in attacks last month.

The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry rejected this claim saying the information of shelling on Shusha is "completely untrue".

A second Armenian army spokesman, Artsun Ovanissian, wrote on Facebook that there had been "no loss, no retreat" at Shusha and that "fighting continues".

Meanwhile Karabakh authorities said the territory's main city Stepanakert had been hit by Soviet-era Grad and Smerch rockets, although no-one was hurt.

Clashes broke out late September between Azerbaijan and Armenia-backed separatists over control of Karabakh, a region that proclaimed its independence from Baku during a war in the 1990s.

The recent flare-up has been the worst in decades, killing more than 1,000 people, including civilians, although the death toll is believed to be much higher.

The fighting has continued despite several attempts by Russia, France and the United States to help reach a lasting ceasefire.

Those three countries make up the Minsk group of mediators which helped broker a truce between the ex-Soviet rivals in 1994 but are yet to find a lasting solution to the long-simmering conflict.

French President Emmanuel Macron's office said Saturday that he had spoken with Russian leader Vladimir Putin by phone and agreed that "fighting must be stopped" in Karabakh "to allow negotiations to restart on a realistic basis".

Armenia and Azerbaijan have each accused the other of targeting civilian areas and the United Nations this week decried indiscriminate attacks that could amount to "war crimes".

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has appealed to ally Russia for military support, while Azerbaijan has won the backing of Turkey, which is accused of sending mercenaries to Karabakh to fight against the separatists.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/heavy-fighting-near-key-town-in-karabakh-1.5179245

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Public Radio of Armenia

Nov 7 2020

Artsakh forces succeed south of Shushi

Heavy fighting is taking place in the north, in the direction of Martuni, official representative of Armenia’s Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan informs.

According to him, our troops have achieved success south of Shushi.

Heavy battles have been taking place in the outskirts of Shushi for three days now.

https://en.armradio.am/2020/11/07/armenian-forces-succeed-south-of-shushi/

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Intense battles reported in Shushi-Karin Tak section: Artsakh repels Azeri offensive attempts

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10:33, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Overnight November 6-7 the military operations continued in all directions of the Artsakh frontline, the Defense Army reports.

More persistent and intense battles took place in Shushi-Karin Tak section.

The Defense Army units have successfully repelled the numerous offensive attempts of the Azerbaijani side, neutralizing a large amount of manpower.

“In the aforementioned period the Defense Army’s artillery units demonstrated a unique efficiency. The operative-combat situation in all directions of the frontline has not changed. The Azerbaijani tactics of targeting the peaceful settlements of Artsakh with missile-artillery fire in line of the combat operations has also remained unchanged. The Defense Army forces have destroyed 2 vehicles and shot down 4 UAVs of the Azerbaijani side in the south-eastern and southern directions.

The Azerbaijani side continues offensive attempts in main directions. The Defense Army units take necessary measures to repel them, find the adversary’s groups”, the statement says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 

 

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Artsakh’s Shushi has been under Azeri missile strike at night

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STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Overnight November 6-7 the situation in Artsakh’s peaceful settlements has been relatively calm, the State Service for Emergency Situations reports.

“After midnight, the relative calm situation has been maintained in [capital] Stepanakert and other cities, except for Shushi. Shushi has been under regular missile strike”, the statement says.

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World should understand what is happening in Artsakh – Serj Tankian on war and new songs of SOAD

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10:43, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. World-renowned rock musician, soloist of System of a Down Serj Tankian highlights holding active information campaign over the Artsakh war to show the Turkey-backed Azerbaijani aggression to the world.

In a talk to Hayern Aysor, Tankian says foreigners should know and see what is happening now in Artsakh.

The respective video talk is attached below:

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Artsakh denies Azerbaijani reports claiming Colonel-General Seyran Ohanyan is wounded

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11:01, 7 November, 2020

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Spokesperson of the president of Artsakh Vahram Poghosyan denied the Azerbaijani reports that claim that Colonel-General Seyran Ohanyan, former defense minister of Armenia, has been wounded.

“Of course, the adversary has deep reasons to shout about it, because the lesson received by General Ohanyan has been very painful, and I am sure, the adversary will receive more lessons because he is safe and sound and completely fulfills the duties entrusted to him”, Poghosyan said.

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Azerbaijani military death toll reaches 7510

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11:44, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The death toll in the Azerbaijani military as a result of the large-scale aggression launched against Artsakh since September 27 has reached 7510, the Armenian Unified Info Center reports.

As for the military equipment, the losses of the Azerbaijani side include 262 UAVs, 16 helicopters, 25 warplanes, 749 armored equipment and 6 TOS launchers.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

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Artsakh’s Shushi suffered countless damages from Azerbaijani rocket-artillery strikes

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13:50, 7 November, 2020

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Artsakh’s cultural city Shushi has suffered major and countless damages and destructions from the Turkey-backed Azerbaijani aggression, Officer at the information and PR department of the State Service for Emergency Situations of Artsakh Hunan Tadevosyan told Armenpress.

“As the city is still under fire at this moment, reporters are unable to visit Shushi and to get first-hand information what is happening there and whether the cultural centers, museums and spiritual structures have been targeted. The fire is not stopping, the city has been under intense fire yesterday during the whole day. A fire broke out. Two residential houses have been burnt, but it was possible to neutralize it on time in case when the air raid sirens were not deactivated and the city was under constant shelling. No casualties have been reported in Shushi yesterday and today”, he said.

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Safety measures being taken in Stepanakert – DEVELOPING

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17:30, 7 November, 2020

STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Safety measures are being taken in Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert.

According to ARMENPRESS information, these measures are connected with several residential buildings which have been severely damaged from the strikes of the Azerbaijani forces.

The Stepanakert City Hall has urged citizens to be vigilant and careful, but to stay calm.

“Dear residents of Stepanakert, everything is under control by the city authorities. Do not panic. Everything is being done for security purposes. Be vigilant and careful”, the City Hall said in a statement.

Other details are being clarified.

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Artsakh's army carries out successful operations south from Shushi – MoD

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20:10, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. The Defense Army of Artsakh has carried out successful operation in the south from Shushi, representative of the Defense Ministry of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan told on his Facebook page.

''Heavy clashes take place in the North and Martuni direction. Our troops have carried out successful operation south from Shushi'', Hovhannisyan wrote

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Artsakh's Defense Army improves positions in Berdzor direction

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22:32, 7 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS. Military operations continued on November 7 near Shushi, south of Berdzor and Martuni direction, ARMENPRESS reports representative of the MoD Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a press conference.

''Particularly, clashes continue in the areas near Shushi, just nearby the city and on the roads day and night. Yesterday I said that we were able to protect Shushi, but as it can be seen the adversary has involved new troops and continues its plans of occupying Shushi. At the moment our forces are stubbornly resisting, inflicting significant losses to the wings, rear and communications of the adversary, but the clashes are heavy and continue up till now'', Hovhannisyan said.

According to him, there are clashes also in the direction of Shushi – Karintak, Lisagor and other places.

Hovhannisyan said that Azerbaijan planned to attack in Martuni direction with armored equipment, but were repelled to their initial positions, losing 1-2 armored vehicles and leaving some bodies in the battlefield.

‘’Clashes occurred also south of Berdzor. The adversary tried to advance for a few times, but they failed, suffered losses. Our units were able to improve positions in that direction’’, Hovhannisyan said, adding that no clashes occurred in the other directions, but artillery was used against both the military positions and settlements.

 

 

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Azerbaijani armed forces retreat in Martuni direction: WarGonzo

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14:46, 8 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. The Russian WarGonzo reports that the Azerbaijani armed forces are retreating in the direction of Artsakh’s town of Martuni.

The Telegram channel of WarGonzo informs that the Defense Army of Artsakh managed to shot down a warplane of the Azerbaijani side not far from the town of Martuni.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

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Artsakh forces shoot down another Bayraktar combat drone

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14:37, 8 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. At around 13:40 the Air Defense units of the Defense Army of Artsakh shot down another Bayraktar TB2 combat drone of the Azerbaijani side in the south-eastern direction, the Armenian Unified Info Center reports.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

 

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Azerbaijani military death toll reaches 7630

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15:29, 8 November, 2020

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. The death toll in the Azerbaijani military as a result of the large-scale aggression launched against Artsakh since September 27 has reached 7630, the Armenian Unified Info Center reports.

As for the military equipment, the losses of the Azerbaijani side include 264 UAVs, 16 helicopters, 25 warplanes, 784 armored equipment and 6 TOS launchers.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

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