Armenian troops breach truce 20 times throughout the day
The Armenian armed units shattered ceasefire with Azerbaijan a total of 20 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defense Ministry reported on October 7.
The Armenian armed forces, stationed in Armenia`s Barekamavan and Dovekh villages in Noyemberyan region subjected to fire the positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in Kamarli and Gaymagli villages in Gazakh region.
The ceasefire was also violated in Chilaburt village in Tartar region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand region, Mehdili village in Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills in Tartar and Goranboy regions.
Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan laying territorial claims on its South Caucasus neighbor. Since a war in the early 1990s, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities.
Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding districts.
Due to the ethnic cleansing policy carried out by Armenia and the Armenian occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan, the number of refugees and internally displaced persons hit more than 1.2 million.
With a population of over 9.6 million, Azerbaijan is among the countries carrying the highest IDP caseload in the world in per capita terms.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz