September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes: Difference between revisions

September 2022 Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes
	Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis
	; Locations of the skirmishes marked with red squares.
Date	12 September 2022 – present; (1 year, 8 months and 3 days)
Location	Armenia–Azerbaijan border
Status	Ongoing
Territorial; changes	Azerbaijan captures strategic heights along the border
Belligerents
Azerbaijan	Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Ilham Aliyev; (President, Commander-in-Chief); Zakir Hasanov; (Minister of Defence)	Nikol Pashinyan (Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief); Suren Papikyan (Minister of Defence)
Units involved
Azerbaijani Armed Forces	Armed Forces of Armenia
Casualties and losses
Per Azerbaijan:; 50 soldiers killed	Per Armenia:; 105 soldiers killed Azerbaijani claim: 150–200 soldiers killed; 2 S-300 launchers destroyed;

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On 12 September 2022, Azerbaijan had attacked Armenian positions near the cities of Vardenis, Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk with artillery and heavy weapons and that it had occupied certain areas of its territory along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[1]^[10]^[11] The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry and Turkish media claimed that Armenia had staged "large-scale provocations" near Azerbaijan,^[12]^[13]^[2]^[14]^[11] however various outside sources confirmed Azerbaijan had instigated an attack on Armenia.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Russia announced on 13 September that it had brokered a ceasefire, but both sides confirmed that it was broken minutes after it came into effect.^[15]^[16]^[17] At least 105 Armenian servicemen were killed, according to a report by Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan^[4].^[18] Azerbaijan acknowledged 50 fatalities among its forces.^[3]^[19] Azerbaijan also claimed that it had captured multiple strategic heights on the border region inside Armenia.^[2]

The fighting erupted shortly after the Russian military suffered serious setbacks by Ukraine during the Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive, weakening its force projection in the region.^[20] Efforts by the EU to secure more gas from Azerbaijan to compensate for the loss of imports from Russia also led to a perception of it favoring Azerbaijan.^[21]^[22]^[23]

Background

On 12 May 2021, Azerbaijani soldiers crossed several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and Gegharkunik and occupied about 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi) of Armenian territory.^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27] The European Parliament, United States and France – two of three co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, called on Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from internationally recognised Armenian territory.^[28]^[29]

Further clashes took place in July 2021 and in November 2021, with casualties being reported from both sides. In a joint statement on 17 November 2021, EU rapporteurs called the military operation launched by Azerbaijan on 16 November 2021 the worst violation to date of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement.^[30]

Timeline

12–13 September

On the evening of 12 September, the Armenian Defence Ministry reported that units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces had started firing intensively with artillery and heavy weapons in the direction of Armenian positions and civilian areas in Goris, Kapan, Sotk, Jermuk, Artanish and Ishkhanasar. The Armenian MoD also mentioned that the Azerbaijani side had also used UAVs, and was undertaking positional advancement operations in some directions.^[31] The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said that Armenia had staged "large-scale provocations" near the Dashkasan, Kalbajar and Lachin regions and had laid mines along the army's supply roads. The Azerbaijani MoD reported that they were taking measures to "suppress the firing points of the Armenian armed forces and to prevent the expansion of the scale of the confrontation".^[32]

Russia announced on 13 September that it had brokered a ceasefire, but both sides confirmed that it was broken minutes after coming into effect.^[33]^[34]^[35]

On 13 September at 14:00, the Armenian MoD announced that the situation in some parts of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border continues to be extremely tense as Azerbaijan continues to attempt positional advances, particularly in the direction of Nerkin Hand, Verin Shorzha, Artanish and Sotk. The Armenian MFA also stated that as a result of Azerbaijani shelling, many residential houses were damaged in the village of Kut, while women and children were evacuated.^[36] According to Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, at least 105 Armenian servicemen were killed.^[4] The Azerbaijani MoD announced the death of 50 of its servicemen, 42 of whom were members of the Azerbaijani Army while 8 were from the State Border Service.^[37]

14 September

In the morning of 14 September, the Azerbaijani MoD reported that the Armenian Armed Forces had fired mortars and artillery at Azerbaijani army units stationed in the Kelbajar and Lachin directions during the night and that the army was taking "adequate retaliatory measures".^[38] The Armenian MoD called this "another disinformation" which "serves as an information base for carrying out military aggression against the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia".^[39] Armenian MoD also reported that Azerbaijan was shelling Jermuk and Verin Shorzha, using artillery, mortars and large-caliber small arms.^[40] At 11 a.m., the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense and the Prosecutor General's Office issued a joint statement claiming that two Azerbaijani civilians had been injured as a result of the Armenian Armed Forces' shelling.^[41]

Nikol Pashinyan said that Azerbaijan had taken control over certain areas of Armenian territory. Pashinyan added that Armenia had applied to the CSTO collective defense article for the first time in Armenian history.^[1]

Reactions

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over the clashes and urged both nations to end "any military hostilities immediately", followed by a phone call with Ilham Aliyev to express concern "over military action along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border, including shelling in Armenia" and "urged President Aliyev to cease hostilities".^[42]

Spokesperson for the United States Department of State Ned Price stated that "We have seen significant evidence of Azerbaijani shelling inside Armenia and significant damage to Armenian infrastructure, but most important for us is that both of these parties commit to a cessation of hostilities and commit to a broader de-escalation."^[43]

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu accused Armenia of starting the fighting and voiced support for further negotiations.^[44]

French President Emanuel Macron called on Azerbaijan to "return to the observation of the ceasefire" and “respect the territorial integrity of Armenia”.^[45]^[46]^[47] France raised the conflict as a topic of discussion at the UN Security Council.^[48]

The Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States expressed concern and condemned the "military provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces". It also called on Armenia to comply with the ongoing agreements reached between the two countries.^[49]

The Chair of European Parliament Delegation for relations with the South Caucasus (DSCA) issued a statement on the "military aggression of Azerbaijan against the Republic of Armenia", strongly condemning the "large-scale military attack by Azerbaijan against multiple targets in the territory of the Republic of Armenia."^[50] A Joint statement by leading MEPs condemned "the large-scale military confrontations" and urged "Azerbaijan to stop immediately its offensive, to move back its troops to their initial positions and to fully respect the territorial integrity of Armenia".^[51]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus condemned the "assault unleashed by Azerbaijan against positions within the territory of Armenia".^[52]

The Ministry of External Affairs of India called upon "the aggressor side to immediately cease hostilities".^[53]

Associate fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme of Chatham House think tank Laurence Broers suspected that Azerbaijan was the aggressor, noting "I think there is a feeling in Azerbaijan that now is the time to deploy its power, its military advantage, and to extract the maximum that it can get. I think the risk is of the establishment of sort of new buffer zones, security zones, a kind of a fragmentation of at least the southern part of Armenia and a powerlessness amongst outside actors to stop that from happening."^[7]^[8]

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[eurasianet-6] Kucera, Joshua; Mejlumyan, Ani (13 September 2022). "Azerbaijan launches wide-ranging attacks against Armenia". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. Azerbaijan carried out a wide-scale attack against targets in Armenia, an unprecedented escalation of the long-running conflict on to Armenian territory.

[deseret-7] Seariac, Hanna (13 September 2022). "Azerbaijan attacks Armenia: Is there another war on the horizon?". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. Laurence Broers said that Azerbaijan attacked now because Russia, a mediator for the two nations, is occupied with its attack on Ukraine.

[reuters-broers-8] Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle (13 September 2022). "Analysis: Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter?". Reuters. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[jpost-9] Frantzman, Seth J. (13 September 2022). "Attacks on Armenia represent dangerous escalation". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022. Azerbaijan and Turkish media have claimed Armenia is at fault for the clashes this week, but evidence and reports point to the opposite.

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-Fighting erupted between [[Armenia]]n and [[Azerbaijan]]i troops on 12 September 2022, along the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes-1.1663024737190 | title=Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004346/https://gulfnews.com/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes-1.1663024737190 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/fresh-clashes-erupt-between-azerbaijan-armenia-2022-09-12/ | title=Fresh clashes erupt between Azerbaijan, Armenia | newspaper=Reuters | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004343/https://www.reuters.com/world/fresh-clashes-erupt-between-azerbaijan-armenia-2022-09-12/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Both sides blamed each other for the escalation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/359716 | title=Fresh clashes erupt between Azerbaijan and Armenia | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004346/https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/359716 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="malaymail1">{{cite web |date=13 September 2022 |title=Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004510/https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Clashes break out on Azerbaijani-Armenian border – report |url=https://jpost.com/breaking-news/article-717014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004125/https://www.jpost.com//breaking-news/article-717014 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijan had attacked Armenian positions near the cities of [[Vardenis]], [[Goris]], [[Sotk]], and [[Jermuk]] with artillery and heavy weapons and that it had occupied certain areas of its territory.<ref name="territoryarm"/><ref name="malaymail1" /><ref name=":0" /> The [[Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)|Azerbaijani Defence Ministry]] said that Armenia had staged "large-scale provocations" near the [[Dashkasan District|Dashkasan]], [[Kalbajar District|Kalbajar]] and [[Lachin District|Lachin]] regions and that it had captured multiple strategic heights on the border region inside Armenia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-russia.html|title=Clashes Erupt Between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Raising Fears of Another War|first1=Ivan|last1=Nechepurenko|first2=Cora|last2=Engelbrecht|date=13 September 2022|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914082138/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-russia.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-between-armenia-azerbaijan|title=Armenia, Russia agree ‘joint steps to stabilise’ border|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913163520/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-between-armenia-azerbaijan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heights">{{cite news |title=Azerbaijan secures control of strategic heights |url=https://aze.media/azerbaijan-secures-control-of-strategic-heights/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=aze.media |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913085314/https://aze.media/azerbaijan-secures-control-of-strategic-heights/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 | title=Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004510/https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" />
+On 12 September 2022, [[Azerbaijan]] had attacked [[Armenia]]n positions near the cities of [[Vardenis]], [[Goris]], [[Sotk]], and [[Jermuk]] with artillery and heavy weapons and that it had occupied certain areas of its territory along the [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border]].<ref name="eurasianet">{{cite web |url=https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-launches-wide-ranging-attacks-against-armenia |title=Azerbaijan launches wide-ranging attacks against Armenia |last1=Kucera |first1=Joshua |last2=Mejlumyan |first2=Ani |date=13 September 2022 |website=[[Eurasianet]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |quote=Azerbaijan carried out a wide-scale attack against targets in Armenia, an unprecedented escalation of the long-running conflict on to Armenian territory. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914000929/https://eurasianet.org/azerbaijan-launches-wide-ranging-attacks-against-armenia |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="deseret">{{cite news |last=Seariac |first=Hanna |date=13 September 2022 |title=Azerbaijan attacks Armenia: Is there another war on the horizon? |url=https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/9/13/23351123/why-is-azerbaijan-attacking-armenia |work=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |quote=Laurence Broers said that Azerbaijan attacked now because Russia, a mediator for the two nations, is occupied with its attack on Ukraine. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914082408/https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/9/13/23351123/why-is-azerbaijan-attacking-armenia |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="reuters-broers">{{cite news |last=Tétrault-Farber |first=Gabrielle |date=13 September 2022 |title=Analysis: Why are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting again, and why does it matter? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/why-are-armenia-azerbaijan-fighting-again-why-does-it-matter-2022-09-13/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914015905/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/why-are-armenia-azerbaijan-fighting-again-why-does-it-matter-2022-09-13/ |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="jpost">{{cite news |last=Frantzman |first=Seth J. |date=13 September 2022 |title=Attacks on Armenia represent dangerous escalation |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-717066 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |quote=Azerbaijan and Turkish media have claimed Armenia is at fault for the clashes this week, but evidence and reports point to the opposite. |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914031940/https://www.jpost.com/international/article-717066 |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="territoryarm"/><ref name="malaymail1">{{cite web |date=13 September 2022 |title=Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004510/https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Clashes break out on Azerbaijani-Armenian border – report |url=https://jpost.com/breaking-news/article-717014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004125/https://www.jpost.com//breaking-news/article-717014 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref> The [[Ministry of Defence (Azerbaijan)|Azerbaijani Defence Ministry]] and Turkish media claimed that Armenia had staged "large-scale provocations" near Azerbaijan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-russia.html|title=Clashes Erupt Between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Raising Fears of Another War|first1=Ivan|last1=Nechepurenko|first2=Cora|last2=Engelbrecht|date=13 September 2022|via=NYTimes.com|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914082138/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-russia.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-between-armenia-azerbaijan|title=Armenia, Russia agree ‘joint steps to stabilise’ border|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=13 September 2022|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913163520/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-between-armenia-azerbaijan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="heights">{{cite news |title=Azerbaijan secures control of strategic heights |url=https://aze.media/azerbaijan-secures-control-of-strategic-heights/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=aze.media |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913085314/https://aze.media/azerbaijan-secures-control-of-strategic-heights/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 | title=Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913004510/https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2022/09/13/armenia-azerbaijan-report-deadly-border-clashes/27931 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /> however various outside sources confirmed Azerbaijan had instigated an attack on Armenia.<ref name="eurasianet"/><ref name="deseret"/><ref name="reuters-broers"/><ref name="jpost"/>
-[[Russia]] announced on 13 September that it had brokered a ceasefire, but both sides confirmed that it was broken minutes after it came into effect.<ref>{{cite news |last=CNN |first=Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova and Tara Subramaniam |title=Russia claims ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan after fighting erupts along border |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/middleeast/azerbaijan-armenia-artillery-strikes-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=CNN |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913132430/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/middleeast/azerbaijan-armenia-artillery-strikes-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-09-13 |title=Azerbaijan and Armenia ceasefire fails within minutes – media |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-armenia-ceasefire-fails-within-minutes-media-2022-09-13/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913093313/https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-armenia-ceasefire-fails-within-minutes-media-2022-09-13/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Armenia's PM says 49 soldiers died in clashes with Azerbaijan |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/armenias-pm-says-49-soldiers-died-clashes-with-azerbaijan-2022-09-13/#:~:text=Sept%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Armenia's,and%20that%20fighting%20was%20ongoing. |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913074720/https://www.reuters.com/world/armenias-pm-says-49-soldiers-died-clashes-with-azerbaijan-2022-09-13/#:~:text=Sept%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Armenia's,and%20that%20fighting%20was%20ongoing. |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 105 Armenian servicemen were killed, according to a report by [[Prime Minister of Armenia|Armenian prime minister]] [[Nikol Pashinyan]]<ref name="casarm"/>.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Armenia claims at least 49 killed in clashes along border with Azerbaijan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913081005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia |url-status=live }}</ref> Azerbaijan acknowledged 50 fatalities among its forces.<ref name="casaze" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia | title=Deadly clashes erupt in disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913081005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia | url-status=live }}</ref>
+[[Russia]] announced on 13 September that it had brokered a ceasefire, but both sides confirmed that it was broken minutes after it came into effect.<ref>{{cite news |last=CNN |first=Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova and Tara Subramaniam |title=Russia claims ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan after fighting erupts along border |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/middleeast/azerbaijan-armenia-artillery-strikes-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=CNN |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913132430/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/13/middleeast/azerbaijan-armenia-artillery-strikes-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-09-13 |title=Azerbaijan and Armenia ceasefire fails within minutes – media |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-armenia-ceasefire-fails-within-minutes-media-2022-09-13/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913093313/https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-armenia-ceasefire-fails-within-minutes-media-2022-09-13/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Armenia's PM says 49 soldiers died in clashes with Azerbaijan |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/armenias-pm-says-49-soldiers-died-clashes-with-azerbaijan-2022-09-13/#:~:text=Sept%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Armenia's,and%20that%20fighting%20was%20ongoing. |access-date=13 September 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913074720/https://www.reuters.com/world/armenias-pm-says-49-soldiers-died-clashes-with-azerbaijan-2022-09-13/#:~:text=Sept%2013%20(Reuters)%20%2D%20Armenia's,and%20that%20fighting%20was%20ongoing. |url-status=live }}</ref> At least 105 Armenian servicemen were killed, according to a report by [[Prime Minister of Armenia|Armenian prime minister]] [[Nikol Pashinyan]]<ref name="casarm"/>.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Armenia claims at least 49 killed in clashes along border with Azerbaijan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913081005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia |url-status=live }}</ref> Azerbaijan acknowledged 50 fatalities among its forces.<ref name="casaze" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia | title=Deadly clashes erupt in disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=13 September 2022 | access-date=13 September 2022 | archive-date=13 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913081005/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/13/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-disputed-territory-between-azerbaijan-and-armenia | url-status=live }}</ref> Azerbaijan also claimed that it had captured multiple strategic heights on the border region inside Armenia.<ref name="heights" />
-The fighting erupted shortly after the [[Russia]]n military suffered serious setbacks by [[Ukraine]] during the [[2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive|Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive]], weakening its force projection in the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Member of Dutch Parliament: Now that Russia is weak, Azerbaijan sees its chance |url=https://news.am/eng/news/719868.html |access-date=14 September 2022 |publisher=news.am |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913145122/https://news.am/eng/news/719868.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Efforts by the EU to secure more gas from Azerbaijan to compensate for the loss of imports from Russia also weakened its influence in the region.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gall |first1=Carlotta |last2=Stevis-Gridneff |first2=Matina |title=Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash Raises Fears of Broader Conflict |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict.html |publisher=The New York Times|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913210143/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict.html|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>
+The fighting erupted shortly after the [[Russia]]n military suffered serious setbacks by [[Ukraine]] during the [[2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive|Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive]], weakening its force projection in the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=Member of Dutch Parliament: Now that Russia is weak, Azerbaijan sees its chance |url=https://news.am/eng/news/719868.html |access-date=14 September 2022 |publisher=news.am |date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913145122/https://news.am/eng/news/719868.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Efforts by the EU to secure more gas from Azerbaijan to compensate for the loss of imports from Russia also led to a perception of it favoring Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/azerbaijan-armenia-war-eu-energy-crisis/ |title=Azerbaijan and Armenia plunge back into war, complicating EU hunt for energy |last=Gavin |first=Gabriel |date=13 September 2022 |website=POLITICO Europe |access-date=14 September 2022 |quote=Armenia and Azerbaijan’s decades-old conflict turned bloody Tuesday, but the EU’s ability to mediate is hampered by the perception that it can’t be even-handed because of its growing energy alliance with oil- and gas-rich Azerbaijan.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Agayev |first1=Zulfugar |last2=Khojoyan |first2=Sara |date=14 September 2022 |title=Azerbaijan-Armenia Fighting Resumes as US, France Urge Truce |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-14/azerbaijan-and-armenia-resume-fighting-as-us-france-urge-truce |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gall |first1=Carlotta |last2=Stevis-Gridneff |first2=Matina |title=Armenia and Azerbaijan Clash Raises Fears of Broader Conflict |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict.html |publisher=The New York Times|access-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913210143/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/world/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-conflict.html|archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>
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 ==Reactions==
 [[United States Secretary of State]] [[Antony Blinken]] expressed concern over the clashes and urged both nations to end  "any military hostilities immediately", followed by a phone call with [[Ilham Aliyev]] to express concern "over military action along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border, including shelling in Armenia" and "urged President Aliyev to cease hostilities".<ref>{{cite web |title=Secretary Blinken’s Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev |url=https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-azerbaijani-president-aliyev-6/ |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=United States Department of State |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913151536/https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-call-with-azerbaijani-president-aliyev-6/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+[[Spokesperson for the United States Department of State]] [[Ned Price]] stated that "We have seen significant evidence of Azerbaijani shelling inside Armenia and significant damage to Armenian infrastructure, but most important for us is that both of these parties commit to a cessation of hostilities and commit to a broader de-escalation."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-september-13-2022/ |title=Department Press Briefing – September 13, 2022 |date=13 September 2022 |website=[[United States Department of State]] |access-date=14 September 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914001504/https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-september-13-2022/ |archive-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
 Turkish Foreign Minister [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]] accused Armenia of starting the fighting and voiced support for further negotiations.<ref>{{cite web |title=At Least 49 Armenian Soldiers Killed In Fresh Fighting With Azerbaijan |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/fresh-fighting-erupts-between-azerbaijan-armenia/32031031.html |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913172032/https://www.rferl.org/a/fresh-fighting-erupts-between-azerbaijan-armenia/32031031.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 The Ministry of External Affairs of [[India]] called upon "the aggressor side to immediately cease hostilities".<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Spokesperson’s response to media queries regarding reports of attacks along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border |url=https://mea.gov.in/response-to-queries.htm?dtl%2F35706%2FOfficial_Spokespersons_response_to_media_queries_regarding_reports_of_attacks_along_the_Armenia_Azerbaijan_border |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=mea.gov.in |language=english |archive-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913165859/https://mea.gov.in/response-to-queries.htm?dtl%2F35706%2FOfficial_Spokespersons_response_to_media_queries_regarding_reports_of_attacks_along_the_Armenia_Azerbaijan_border |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Associate fellow at the Russia and Eurasia Programme of Chatham House think tank Laurence Broers suspected that Azerbaijan was the aggressor, noting "I think there is a feeling in Azerbaijan that now is the time to deploy its power, its military advantage, and to extract the maximum that it can get. I think the risk is of the establishment of sort of new buffer zones, security zones, a kind of a fragmentation of at least the southern part of Armenia and a powerlessness amongst outside actors to stop that from happening."<ref name="deseret"/><ref name="reuters-broers"/>
 ==See also==

v t e Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Background	Nagorno-Karabakh History Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia Dissolution of the Soviet Union Karabakh movement Miatsum Armenians in Azerbaijan Armenians in Baku Azerbaijanis in Armenia Anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
First war (1988–1994)	Çardaqlı clash Askeran clash Sumgait pogrom Gugark pogrom Zvartnots Airport clash Shusha and Stepanakert pogroms Kirovabad pogrom Il-76 crash near Leninakan (1988) Baku pogrom Black January Bağanis Ayrum 1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing Operation Ring Voskepar massacre Battle of Togh 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Siege of Stepanakert Operation Dashalty 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown Capture of Gushchular and Malibeyli Capture of Garadaghly Khojaly massacre Maraga massacre Capture of Shusha Capture of Artsvashen Operation Goranboy Mardakert and Martuni Offensives Operation Həsənqaya Battle of Lachin Operation Qazançı 1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état Battle of Kalbajar Battle of Aghdam 1993 Summer Offensives Operation Geghamasar Operation Horadiz Operation Kalbajar 1994 Baku Metro bombings 1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown 1994 Bagratashen bombing Refugees in Azerbaijan
Interwar clashes	2008 Mardakert clashes January 2009 Agdam military incident September 2009 Agdam military incident 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2010 Mardakert clashes 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown 2016 Odundağ clashes 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2017 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Shelling of Alxanlı 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2019 clash near Chinari July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Incidents Protests in Azerbaijan Reactions
Second war (2020)	Timeline Casualties International reactions Allegations of third-party involvement Madagiz offensive Aras Valley campaign Bombardments (Barda, Ganja, Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, Martuni, Stepanakert, Tartar) Battle of Hadrut Lachin offensive Battle of Shusha Russian Mil Mi-24 shootdown War crimes Treatment of Armenian POWs
Post-ceasefire events	Azerbaijan's construction in gained areas 2020–2021 Armenian protests Chaylaggala and Hin Tagher Border crisis September 2022 escalation Susuzluq Shusha Farukh 2022 Armenian protests Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh 2023 Azerbaijani offensive Protests in Armenia Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians Berkadzor fuel depot explosion
Main locations	Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh Stepanakert Askeran Province Hadrut Province Kashatagh Province Martakert Province Martuni Province Shahumyan Province Shushi Province Armenian-occupied territories Aghdam District Fuzuli District Jabrayil District Kalbajar District Lachin District Lachin corridor Qubadli District Zangilan District
Political leaders	Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan Nikol Pashinyan Republic of Artsakh Artur Mkrtchyan Robert Kocharyan Leonard Petrosyan Arkadi Ghukasyan Bako Sahakyan Arayik Harutyunyan Samvel Shahramanyan Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov Abulfaz Elchibey Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh Bayram Safarov Nizami Bahmanov Tural Ganjaliyev Russia Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin Turkey Turgut Özal Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Military leaders	Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan Gurgen Dalibaltayan Norat Ter-Grigoryants Jirair Sefilian Tiran Khachatryan Seyran Ohanyan Republic of Artsakh Samvel Babayan Kristapor Ivanyan Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan Monte Melkonian Jalal Harutyunyan Mikael Arzumanyan Azerbaijan Isgandar Hamidov Rahim Gaziyev Surat Huseynov Valeh Barshadly Mais Barkhudarov Hikmat Mirzayev Hikmat Hasanov Russia Viktor Polyanichko Pavel Grachev Rustam Muradov Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Shamil Basayev Afghanistan Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Peace process	Baker rules Bishkek Protocol Tehran Communiqué Zheleznovodsk Communiqué OSCE Minsk Group Prague Process Madrid Principles 2020 ceasefire agreement 2020–2024 monitoring and peacekeeping Russia OSCE EU EUMCAP Oct–Dec 2022 EUPAT Dec 2022–Jan 2023 EUMA Feb 2023–present 2023 ceasefire agreement
International documents	Astrakhan Declaration Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration OIC Resolution 10/11 OIC Resolution 10/37 PACE Resolution 1416 PACE Resolution 2085 UNGA Resolution 48/114 UNGA Resolution 60/285 UNGA Resolution 62/243 UNSC resolutions 822 853 874 884

v t e Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
History	Armenian–Tatar massacres of 1905–1907 March Days September Days Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) Treaty of Kars Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict	Nagorno-Karabakh Armenian-occupied territories Karabakh movement Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Tehran Communiqué First Nagorno-Karabakh War Prague Process Mardakert clashes 2008 2010 2010 clashes 2012 border clashes 2014 clashes 2016 conflict 2018 clashes July 2020 clashes Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Ceasefire agreement Border crisis (2021–present) September 2022 clashes Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh 2023 Azerbaijani offensive Peacekeeping operations List of conflicts
Incidents	People declared personae non gratae in Azerbaijan Murder of Gurgen Margaryan Ramil Safarov Chiragov and Others v. Armenia Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan Armenian cemetery in Julfa 2014 Kalbajar incident Karen Petrosyan v. Azerbaijan Saribekyan and Balyan v. Azerbaijan
Related	Republic of Artsakh Border Cultural relations Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Baba-Hadji Mausoleum Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia Rima Varzhapetyan-Feller Visa policy of Azerbaijan Western Azerbaijan Transport projects Crossroads of Peace Zangezur corridor Black Garden
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