Armenian armed forces shell Azerbaijan's Dondar Gushchu village again [UPDATE]

14 July 2020 11:30 (UTC+04:00)

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Armenian armed forces have again opened fire at the Dondar Gushchu village in Azerbaijan's Tovuz region using large-caliber weapons and artillery installations, Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense Vagif Dargahli said, Trend reports.

Dargahli said that the a residential building was damaged, yet no human casualties were reported.

Starting from noon on July 12, units of the armed forces of Armenia, grossly violating the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan’s Tovuz district along the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border, opened artillery fire at Azerbaijani positions.

Azerbaijan's armed response forced the Armenian army to retreat suffering losses.

The tensions in Tovuz district on the Azerbaijan-Armenia state border continued July 12 night. During the night battles, by using artillery, mortars and tanks, the Azerbaijani armed forces destroyed a stronghold, bombshells, vehicles and servicemen on the territory of the Armenia’s military unit.

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 districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.