Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan: fierce battles in the Naka contact line
Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan: fierce battles in the Naka contact line
October 20. According to a report from the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 20th, the Azerbaijani Defense
Ministry said that on the early morning of the 19th and 20th
fierce fighting occurred on the contact line in the Naka region.
According to reports, the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan issued a message saying:
“On October 19 and in the early morning of October 20, (Azerbaijani military) continued to carry out combat
operations against the enemy with varying intensity. The enemy suffered from the Azerbaijani military’s light weapons, Mortar and artillery attacks.”
The news confirmed that “the Azerbaijani military’s actions resulted in the enemy’s active force
two Т-72 tanks, four BM-21’hail’ multiple rocket launchers, and one D-30.
The Armenian military previously announced the conflict scene.
The Armenian military previously announced the conflict scene.
In addition, a satellite news agency reporter said that during the evening of the 19th and the early
morning of the 20th, no air raid alarms or explosions
According to Russian media, the “Minister of Foreign Affairs” of the Naqqa region had previously met with a number of diplomats from other countries and called on the international community to recognize the independent status of the Nakka region.
On the 18th, Armenian President Sarkisian also stated that if Azerbaijan cannot resolve regional conflicts
through peaceful dialogue,
Armenia will be prepared to recognize
the independent status of the Naka region.
On the 10th and 17th, Asia and Afghanistan reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement twice
but both were broken
shortly after it took effect.
The two sides accused each other of breaking the ceasefire agreement
