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By Nazrin Gadimova

Armenians, who do not want to die for the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, do not also want to live there.

Hundreds of people, mostly women, children and elderly leave their houses located in Azerbaijan’s occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region following the recent escalation on the frontline, said Stephane Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General, who listed the appropriate data from the Geneva-based office of the High Commissioner for Refugees.

"UNHCR has received reports on civilian casualties, destruction of houses and infrastructure (as a result of Armenian attacks civilians were killed), as well as restrictions on the freedom of movement of those trying to leave the conflict zone," Dujarric stressed.

Years of mediation by the OSCE Minsk Group have failed to defuse tensions in the South Caucasus region, which resulted in renewal of the hostilities by the aggressor Armenia.

Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces rebuffed the attacks and strengthened the positions, which frightened not only Armenia’s military dictatorship but also Armenians living in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

Armenian media reported that over 3,000 residents of the occupied territories have left their homes following the deterioration of the situation on the front line.

Yerevan has set a great trap for Armenians living in the region after escalating situation in the territories adjacent to the contact line with Azerbaijani troops. Armenian military not only refused to defend the population, but even more – they actively opposed the outflow of the civilians by setting up roadblocks at the outskirts of the region.

Moreover, to prevent growing of the panic, Armenian Armed Forces and the armed units of the separatist regime tried to hide from the public the recent losses and spread misinformation about the losses of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.

The social network users say Armenians living in the occupied Askeran town tried to leave the region and move to Khankendi. However, the police tried to prevent their move and as a result, a violent clash occurred between police and residents.

“Komsomolskaya Pravda” earlier informed that Armenians were leaving the settlements in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region, while the Armenian bureau of the Radio Liberty reported that Armenians residing in the Armenian-occupied Aghdere region of Azerbaijan also left their homes.

Armenians who were living Karabakh leave massively the region every time when they find an opportunity, as people live in very poor condition being face to face the fear of death and injustice here. Armenian opposition have repeatedly reported about the deplorable situation in the country, as well as in the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region.

On the night of April 2, 2016, all the frontier positions of Azerbaijan were subjected to heavy fire from the Armenian side, which used large-caliber weapons, mortars and grenade launchers. The armed clashes resulted in deaths and injuries among the Azerbaijani population. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-attack, which led to liberation of several strategic heights and settlements.

Since April 2, when tensions on the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops aggravated, Azerbaijani troops have destroyed more than 370 enemy soldiers, 12 tanks, 12 armored vehicles and 15 artillery pieces.

Military operations were stopped on the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian armies on Apr. 5 at 12:00 (UTC/GMT + 4 hours) with the consent of the sides, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry earlier said. Ignoring the agreement, the Armenian side again started violating the ceasefire.

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Nazrin Gadimova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @NazrinGadimova

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