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Three UXOs detected in Ganja by ANAMA

5 July 2016 11:17 (UTC+04:00)
Three UXOs detected in Ganja by ANAMA

By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) detected three unexploded ordnance (UXOs) in Ganja region of the country on July 4.

ANAMA informed about exploration of five shell craters, detection and neutralization of three UXOs -- the engine of “9M22U” Grad rocket and two 122 mm caliber shells in Chayly village of Tartar region.

Moreover, another three UXOs were detected in Kapaz district of Ganja – 152 and 76 mm caliber shells and the shell casing of OG-9 rocket.

ANAMA inspected a farm, three cultivation areas, eight shell craters, detected and neutralized six UXOs, inspected and cleansed an area of 17,700 square meters on Monday.

Overall, 621 houses and household plots, 30 farms, five rural schools, two military units and rural cemeteries, a medical center, metal stock, acreages and winery in Zardab, Tartar, Shamkir, Agjabedi, Agdam, Fizuli, Tovuz, Goranboy, Samukh, Shamkir, Jalilabad, Ujar, Barda, Astara, Agstafa regions, Mingachevir, Ganja, Baku and Sumgayit were inspected from April 7 to July 4 by ANAMA. As a result, 1,572 UXOs, 18 anti-personnel and eight anti-tank mines were detected and neutralized.

Currently, special rapid response teams of ANAMA with minesweeper dogs continue their operations for detecting UXBs in the border settlements.

Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a fragile ceasefire in 1994. Since the war, 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.

While the OSCE Minsk Group acted as the only mediator in resolution of the conflict, the occupation of the territory of the sovereign State with its internationally recognized boundaries has been left out of due attention of the international community for years.

Armenia ignores four UN Security Council resolutions on immediate withdrawal from the occupied territory of Azerbaijan, thus keeping tension high in the region.

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

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