List of conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Appearance
The following is a list of conflicts and wars between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including predecessor states.
Conflict | Start | Finish | Azerbaijan (and allies) | Armenia (and allies) | Results | Notes |
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Armenian–Azerbaijani War | 1918 | 1920 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Soviet Victory | Both Armenia and Azerbaijan underwent Sovietisation. |
First Nagorno-Karabakh War | 1988 | 1994 | Azerbaijan
Soviet Union (until 1991) Turkey |
Armenia
Russia |
Armenian military victory.[1] | De facto unification of Artsakh with Armenia[2] although is an internationally recognised as a de jure part of Azerbaijan.[3] |
2008 Mardakert clashes | 2008 | 2008 | Azerbaijan | Artsakh | Both sides claim victory | Both sides suffered light casualties. |
2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes | 2010 | 2010 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | ||
2010 Mardakert clashes | 2010 | 2010 | Azerbaijan | Armenia
Artsakh |
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2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes | 2012 | 2012 | Azerbaijan | Armenia
Artsakh |
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2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | 2014 | 2014 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Stalemate | No territorial changes. |
April War | 2016 | 2016 | Azerbaijan | Armenia
Artsakh |
Inconclusive | Azerbaijan captures two heights in the conflict zone.[4] |
Gyunnyut clashes | 2018 | 2018 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Azerbaijani victory | Azerbaijan gains between 10 and 15 km2 of land.[5] |
July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | 2020 | 2020 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Both sides claim victory | No territorial changes. |
Second Nagorno-Karabagh War | 2020 | 2020 | Azerbaijan
Turkey (alleged by Armenia; denied by both Turkey and Azerbaijan)[6][7] Syrian National Army (allegedly;[8][9] denied by Azerbaijan[10]) Arms supplied by Israel.[11] |
Armenia
Artsakh Volunteers from the Armenian diaspora[12][13] |
Azerbaijani victory | Azerbaijan takes control of 5 cities, 4 towns and 240 villages, and territory which includes the entire Azerbaijan–Iran border.[16] |
2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis | 2021 | Ongoing | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Ongoing | Azerbaijan takes an estimated 41 km2 of Armenian territory (since the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not demarcated yet, it remains as a claim), Russian-brokered ceasefire has taken effect as of November 17, 2021.[17][18] |
See also
- Anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan
- Anti-Azerbaijani sentiment in Armenia
- Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
References
- ^ "Paradigms of Political Mythologies and Perspectives of Reconciliation in the Case of the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict | Request PDF". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ Trenin, Dmitriĭ. (2011). Post-imperium : a Eurasian story. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. ISBN 978-0-87003-345-2. OCLC 758387082.
- ^ "horizons - Armenia expects Russian support in Karabakh war". 2013-10-02. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh's Gathering War Clouds". Crisis Group. 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Azerbaijan makes a move in Nakhichevan amid change of guard in Armenia". www.civilnet.am (in Armenian). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Armenian Foreign Ministry: Turkish Military Experts are Fighting Alongside Azerbaijan". hetq. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Armenians accuse Turkey of involvement in conflict with Azerbaijan | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ Reuters Staff (2020-09-28). "Turkey deploying Syrian fighters to help ally Azerbaijan, two fighters say". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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- ^ "Azerbaijan denies Turkey sent it fighters from Syria". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
- ^ "As Nagorno-Karabakh conflict expands, Israel-Azerbaijan arms trade thrives". Haaretz. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ APA.az (2020-09-28). "Vagif Dargahli: "There are mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria and different countries of the Middle East among the losses of the enemy"". apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ Rehimov, Ruslan (28 September 2020). "Azerbaijan: Armenian-Syrian mercenaries helping Armenia". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Spokesman Denies Claim That Arms Transferred via Iran to Armenia". en.mfa.gov.ir. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "شایعات مبنی بر کمک ایران به ارمنستان کاملا بی اساس است". www.iribnews.ir. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Son dakika haberi: Azerbaycan Cumhurbaşkanı duyurdu: 49 yerleşim yeri daha kurtarıldı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Kucera, Joshua (15 Nov 2021). "Tension again spikes between Armenia and Azerbaijan". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2021.
- ^ "Russia Mediates Ceasefire Between Armenia and Azerbaijan". MassisPost. 16 Nov 2021. Retrieved 17 Nov 2021.