Azerbaijani army prevents Armenian sabotage, enemy suffers losses
By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijani Armed Forces have successfully prevented the sabotage of Armenian Armed Forces, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on December 4.
The Armenian side has recently attempted to expand its subversive activities along the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian armies.
Attempting to take the advantage of the military and political situation in the region, Armenian armed units tried to attack Azerbaijani positions on various parts of the contact line.
The Defense Ministry announced that Azerbaijani armed units have successfully prevented the actions of the opposing side. Armenians retreated, suffering losses.
The number of the killed is yet to be determined.
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense throughout the day as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 88 times.
Armenian Armed Forces located Armenia's in Berkaber village in Ijevan region, Voskevan village in Noyemberyan region subjected to fire the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces located in Gizilhajili, Gushchu Ayrim villages of Gazakh region.
The ceasefire was violated in nameless hills in Talish village in Goranboy region, Chilaburt, Yarimja villages in Tartar region, Shikhlar, Javahirli, Kangarli, Sarijali, Novruzlu, Shuraabad, Garagashli, Marzali and Yusifjanli villages in Aghdam region, Kuropatkino village in Khojavand region, Horadiz, Garakhanbayli, Gorgan, Ashagi Seyidahmadli villages in Fuzuli region, Mehdili villages of Jabrayil region, as well as nameless hills in Goygol, Goranboy, Khojavand, Fuzuli and Jabrayil regions.
In view of the operational situation, Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out 91 strikes on enemy positions.
Despite calls by the international community to abide by the ceasefire agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Yerevan ignores them deteriorating situation even more.
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. More than 20,000 Azerbaijanis were killed and over 1 million were displaced as a result of the large-scale hostilities. Since the war, Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan's territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding regions. Armenia continues the occupation in defiance of four UN Security Council resolutions calling for immediate and unconditional withdrawal.
Peace talks brokered by mediators from Russia, France and the U.S. have produced no results so far.
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