Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 118 times in 24 hours
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have 118 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend March 26.
The Armenian army was using large caliber machine guns and 60-millimeter mortars.
Azerbaijani Armed Forces located on nameless heights and in Bala Jafarli, Kamarli, Farahli and Gushchu Ayrim villages of Gazakh district and in Munjuglu village of Tovuz district, underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located on nameless heights in Ijevan district, Dovekh village and on nameless heights of Noyemberyan district and Aygedzor village of Berd district.
Moreover, the Azerbaijani army positions were shelled from the Armenian positions located near the Armenian-occupied Yarimja village of Tartar district, Kuropatkino village of Khojavend district, Gorgan, Horadiz villages of Fizuli district and Mehdili village of Jabrayil district, as well as from positions located on nameless heights in Goranboy, Tartar, Khojavend, Fizuli and Jabrayil districts.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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