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Armenians set fire to Azerbaijan's occupied lands

8 September 2017 18:09 (UTC+04:00)
Armenians set fire to Azerbaijan's occupied lands

By Rashid Shirinov

Armenian armed forces have once again set fire to the occupied territories of Aghdam region of Azerbaijan, APA reported on September 8.

The fire is expanding in five directions on a massif in Aghdam region, which is under Armenian occupation .

Armenians frequently commit such arsons in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, which also spread to the frontline settlements. Such attacks are an evidence that Armenians seek to cause harm to Azerbaijan and its citizens by making life near the border difficult and risky for them.

Armenia broke out a lengthy war against Azerbaijan by 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.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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