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==Background==
==Background==
The clashes are a part of the unresolved [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]], which stems from the dispute over [[Nagorno-Karabakh]].
The clashes are a part of the unresolved [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]], which stems from the dispute over [[Nagorno-Karabakh]], internationally recognised territory<ref>{{Cite web|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|title=1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm|access-date=27 September 2020|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2019|title=HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AZERBAIJAN · Human Rights Club|url=https://www.humanrightsclub.net/en/news/2019/human-rights-situation-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-azerbaijan/|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Human Rights Club|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by Armenia|url=http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=9487&lang=en|access-date=27 September 2020|website=www.assembly.coe.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=27 September 2020|title=Armenia and Azerbaijan erupt into fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341|access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref> of the [[Republic of Azerbaijan]]. The [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]] had ended with a [[Bishkek Protocol|ceasefire in 1994]]. The war resulted in Armenian occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as well as in the [[Armenian-controlled territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh|surrounding districts]] Aghdam, Jabrail, Fuzuli, Kalbajar, Gubadli, Lachin and Zangilan of Azerbaijan. According to the 2018 war report prepared by the [[Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights]], "Armenia exercises its authority over Nagorno-Karabakh by equipping, financing or training and providing operational support to the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its forces, but also in coordinating and helping the general planning of their military and paramilitary activities".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Military occupation of Azerbaijan by Armenia {{!}} Rulac|url=http://www.rulac.org/browse/conflicts/military-occupation-of-azerbaijan-by-armenia|access-date=27 September 2020|website=www.rulac.org}}</ref> For three decades almost daily multiple violations of the ceasefire occurred, the most serious being the [[2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes]] and the [[2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes|July 2020 clashes]] at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères|title=Armenia/Azerbaijan – Border clashes between the two countries (15 Jul. 2020)|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/armenia/news/article/armenia-azerbaijan-border-clashes-between-the-two-countries-15-jul-2020|access-date=27 September 2020|website=France Diplomacy – Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs|language=en}}</ref>

On 23 July 2020, Armenia announced the start of a joint Armenian-Russian air defence system exercises and analyses of July 2020 clashes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Армения и Россия проводят в Закавказье учения Объединённой системы ПВО|url=https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2020/07/23/armeniya-i-rossiya-provodyat-v-zakavkaze-ucheniya-obedinyonnoy-sistemy-pvo|access-date=27 September 2020|website=EADaily|language=ru}}</ref> A week later, Azerbaijan conducted a series of [[military exercise]]s that lasted from 29 July to 10 August<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Азербайджан и Турция приступили к военным учениям|work=Euronews|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv3NsSd-IGg&ab_channel=Euronews%D0%BF%D0%BE-%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=1 August 2020|title=Совместные учения армий Азербайджана и Турции впечатляют масштабами|work=CBC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkZrZs9i3C0&ab_channel=CBCTVAzerbaijan|url-status=live|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Игра мускулами: зачем Азербайджан проводит учения с Турцией|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2020/07/28_a_13168861.shtml|access-date=27 September 2020|website=Газета.Ru|language=ru}}</ref> and in early September with the involvement of Turkey.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkey-azerbaijan-military-drills-intimidate-armenia-president-aliyev-says |title=Turkey-Azerbaijan military drills intimidate Armenia, President Aliyev says |work=[[Daily Sabah]]| date=20 September 2020| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In late September, Armenia took part in joint military exercises on the southern territories of Russian Federation, in Armenia as well as [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]], both disputed territories within the national borders of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]). During the 75th session of UN General Assembly Turkish president [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Recep Erdogan]] made a statement supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|first=|date=|title=Эрдоган на Генассамблее ООН поддержал территориальную целостность Грузии|url=https://rossaprimavera.ru/news/68048549|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2020|website=rossaprimavera.ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Turkey – President Addresses General Debate, 75th Session|url=http://webtv.un.org/search/turkey-president-addresses-general-debate-75th-session/6193455804001/?term=Recep&lan=English&cat=75th%20Session&sort=date|access-date=27 September 2020|website=United Nations Web TV|language=en}}</ref>

Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that [[Syrian National Army]] members from the [[Hamza Division (Aleppo)|Hamza Division]] were transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite web | url =https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/25/reports-turkey-is-transferring-syrian-militants-to-azerbaijan-as-hostilities-against-armenia-increases/ |title=Reports Turkey is transferring Syrian militants to Azerbaijan as hostilities against Armenia increases|publisher=Greek City Times| language=English|date=25 September 2020| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> while according to Turkish sources, many [[People's Protection Units|YPG]] and [[Kurdistan Workers' Party|PKK]] members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/armenia-transfers-ypgpkk-terrorists-to-occupied-area-to-train-militias-against-azerbaijan |title=Armenia transfers YPG/PKK terrorists to occupied area to train militias against Azerbaijan |website=Daily Sabah |access-date=27 September 2020 |date=25 September 2020 |language=en }}</ref>


== Clashes ==
== Clashes ==

Revision as of 19:23, 27 September 2020

September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Date27 September 2020
Location
Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Status Ongoing
Territorial
changes		 Azerbaijan captured some positions (Per Armenia)[1]
Azerbaijan captured 6 villages and 1 mountain peak (Per Azerbaijan)[2][3]
Belligerents
 Azerbaijan  Armenia
 Republic of Artsakh
Commanders and leaders
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
(President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief)
Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov (Defence Minister of Azerbaijan)
 Armenia Nikol Pashinyan
(Prime Minister of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief)
Republic of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan (President of Artsakh, Commander-in-Chief)
Armenia David Tonoyan (Defence Minister of Armenia)
Republic of Artsakh Jalal Harutyunyan (Defence Minister of Artsakh)
Casualties and losses

Per Azerbaijan:
Unknown servicemen casualties
One helicopter lost[4]

Per Armenia: 200 servicemen killed [5]

4 helicopters, 10 tanks/IFVs, 15 drones lost[6]

Per Armenia:
16 servicemen killed[7]

Per Azerbaijan:

12 anti-aircraft systems lost[4]

5 Azerbaijani civilians killed,[8] 19 civilians injured[9][10] (Per Azerbaijan)

2 Armenian civilians killed, 10 civilians injured [11] (Per Armenia)

The September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes are an ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.[12] In response to the clashes, martial law and total mobilization was announced in Armenia[13] and in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.[14] In Azerbaijan, martial law and a curfew were introduced.[15]

Background

The clashes are a part of the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which stems from the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Clashes

On 27 September 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including Stepanakert. The authorities urged the population to hide in bomb shelters.[16]

The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone.[17] Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a counteroffensive in response.[18] Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.[19]

The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at Stepanakert, began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT).[20] The self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh introduced martial law and total mobilization of its male population.[14] On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes.[21] In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in Baku, major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory.[4] Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters.[4] According to Artsrun Hovhannisyan, in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of Vardenis on the territory of Armenia proper.[22] By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: Garakhanbayli, Garvand, Horadiz, Yuxarı Əbdürrəhmanlı, Aşağı Əbdürrəhmanlı, Boyuk Marjanli and Nuzgar.[23] The Ministry of Defence of Artsakh denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information [churned out] by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine."[24] In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the Murovdag range.[25] The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the Vardenis–Martakert/Aghdara highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.[26] Stepanyan denied these claims.[27]

Casualties

Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in Martuni Province in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements.[11] According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women."[28] The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims.[29] Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September.[9] According to the Press Service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, residents of the Qaşaltı Qaraqoyunlu, Naftalan, 69-year-old Gurbanov Elbrus, born in 1951 and four members of his family, 64-year-old Gurbanova Shafayat, 14-year-old Gurbanova Fidan, 13-year-old Gurbanov Shahriyar, and 39-year-old Amirova Afag were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces.[30]

According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian 9K33 Osa anti-aircraft units[31] and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown.[12] Armenia initially claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and IFVs, as well as 15 drones.[6] It later claimed to have killed 200 soldiers and destroyed around 30 tanks and around 20 drones.[32]

Reactions

Domestic reactions

Azerbaijani authorities restricted access to the Internet across entire country shortly after the clashes began, announced the Ministry of Transport, Connections and High-Tech Technologies of Azerbaijan.[33] The State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan also appealed to Azerbaijanis living abroad not to use unofficial, unspecified and biased information on social networks, electronic media and other media.[34] In connection with the military situation, the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan declared curfew in Baku, Ganja, Goygol, Yevlakh and a number of districts from 00:00 on 27 September.[35][36]

International reactions

Representatives of several countries—including Canada,[37] France,[38] Georgia,[39] Germany,[40] Iran,[41] Romania,[42][43] Russia,[44] Turkey,[18] and Vatican City[40]—called for peace. President of the European Council Charles Michel did likewise.[17]

Turkey blamed Armenia and promised Azerbaijan its "full support".[40] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Armenia "the biggest threat to peace and tranquillity in the region".[45]

In a statement released on 27 September 2020, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan stated that Pakistan "stands with the brotherly nation of Azerbaijan and supports its right to self-defence".[46]

See also

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