Azerbaijani civilian settlements come under fire of Armenian cross-border fire
By Trend
On Dec. 17, 2019, starting from 20:30 (GMT +4), combat positions of the Armenian Armed Forces, located near Koti and Boganis villages of the Noyemberyan district, subjected military border posts of the Gazakh separate border guard in the direction of Gushchu Ayrim and Farahli villages of the Gazakh region, as well as houses of rural residents, to intense shelling, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijan’s State Border Service Dec. 18.
The enemy shelling was suppressed by return fire.
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, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding regions.
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