ISWNews Analysis Group – According to Russian and Armenian media, the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan opened fire on the Armenian side of Nagorno-Karabakh in Khojavend axis.
In the southernmost part of the Caucasus, Iran shares a 750-kilometer border with Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan region, of which about 138 km had been controlled by Armenian forces after the end of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1991–1994). After the Second Karabakh War in 2020, these areas returned to the sovereignty of Azerbaijan. For its part, Iran’s border with Armenia is only 40 km and yet is considered a lifeline for the three million Armenians whose landlocked country has been regionally isolated by Azerbaijan and Turkey.
A new controversial video has been published of captured Armenian soldiers who are surrounded by Azeri forces and are executed against international laws. This video has been widely surfaced on social media and Caucasus media and has attracted a lot of attentions.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The evidence indicates that the Azerbaijan army with the help of Turkey is preparing to launch a massive military offensive against the Armenia after the anniversary of the start of the second Karabakh war.
During the border clashes, the Azerbaijani army managed to penetrate deep into defense positions of Armenia by capturing 7 military positions. Edvard Asryan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces, during a visit to the Jermuk region, admits that Azerbaijan has advanced and several positions have fallen: “The Azerbaijani army, due to […]
ISWNews Analysis Group: Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense published a new list of 21 servicemen which were killed during the last week clashes with the Armenian military, reaching the number of Azerbaijan casualties to 71 servicemen.
ISWNews Analysis Group: In continuation of the tensions in the Caucasus region, last night and this morning, Azerbaijani artillery targeted the positions of the Armenian forces in the border areas of Kalbajar, Lachin and Armenian territory.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Since the last night, a new round of tensions and conflicts between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia has begun; Conflicts which cause is not known and each side accuses the other of violating the ceasefire.
Deployment of Russian peacekeepers on the border road Armenian press and Azerbaijan TV have reported that Russian peacekeeping forces have been deployed on the border of Armenia’s Kapan province and Azerbaijan’s Lachin to monitor the passing vehicles of Armenian citizens on the road from Agarak town to Kapan city. A large part of this road […]
Tensions have subsided in Nagorno-Karabakh and there are reports that Azerbaijan is getting closer to its demands to comply with the provisions of the November 2020 agreement.
Captivity of Armenian soldiers According to information published by the Azerbaijani military, six Armenian servicemen were captured in the heights of Garagyz and Sarybaba overlooking the Goris-Lachin-Shusha road. It is also reported that at least six to eight Armenian servicemen were killed, which has not yet been officially confirmed. Azerbaijan continues to send troops to […]
After the Azerbaijan attack on Monday, with the mediation of the Russian peacekeeping forces, the Azerbaijani army passed a calm day on Tuesday. Azerbaijan’s demand in Tuesday’s talks was the quick withdrawal of the remaining Armenian army and the disarmament of the Armenian militias of the Nagorno-Karabakh based on the 2020 ceasefire agreement. They also demand that no new route be created for Armenians in the Lachin Corridor and they also demand the withdrawal of Russian forces from Lachin. The lack of provision of these items has caused the second round of conflict to begin with the attack of the Azerbaijani army at 9 am on Wednesday, August 3.
