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Russian Mil Mi-24 shootdown. The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and the self-declared Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh.
Amnesty International stated that both Azerbaijani and Armenian forces committed war crimes during Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and called on the governments of Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately conduct independent, impartial investigations, identify all those responsible, and bring them to justice.
The predominantly Azerbaijani population of the occupied territories was forced out as a result of what HRW considers war crimes by the Armenian forces, and became IDPs in Azerbaijan. According to UNHCR office in Baku, based on Azerbaijani government statistics, in March 1994 there were an estimated 658,000 displaced persons and 235,000 ...
In August 23, Jabrayil had fallen. It was followed by successively Fuzuli in 25 August 1993, Qubadli in 31 August 1993 and Zangilan in 29 October 1993. Consequently, Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh were formed. Afghan Mujahideen from Hezb-e-Islami took part in the offensive on Azerbaijan's side. References
Four UN Security Council Resolutions have been passed during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. These resolutions have not invoked Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. Calls for the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of all occupying forces from the Kelbajar district and other recently occupied areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Artsakh Defence Army. The Ganja ballistic missile attacks (Azerbaijani: Gəncə bombalanmaları) comprise four separate ballistic missile attacks on the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan, in October 2020, carried out by the Armenian military forces during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. The first attack took place on 4 October, killing one civilian ...
Following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and in accordance with 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement, Republic of Azerbaijan re-established authority on the part of the territories, previously de facto controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, which allowed Azerbaijan to begin construction projects and rehabilitation in areas of the Karabakh, many of which had been practically ...
UTC +4. Nagorno-Karabakh (/ nəˌɡɔːrnoʊkərəˈbɑːk / ⓘ nə-GOR-noh kər-ə-BAHK) [ 3 ] is a region in Azerbaijan, covering the southeastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. Part of the greater region of Karabakh, it spans the area between Lower Karabakh and Syunik. Its terrain mostly consists of mountains and forestland.