Armenian attack fails, leaves three dead
Armenian armed forces launched an offensive on
Azerbaijani troops on Monday, in a bid to take over a frontline
checkpoint and thus strengthen their positions.
The Armenian troops attempted to advance toward Azerbaijan`s positions in a village of the northwestern Aghdam district at about 7 p.m., the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.
During the shooting that lasted about an hour, the enemy had to retreat after losing three servicemen and sustaining injuries of several others. The Azerbaijani armed forces did not incur any casualties, according to Eldar Sabiroghlu, the ministry spokesman.
Sabiroghlu said the dead body of one Armenian serviceman currently remains close to the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops. The Armenian side succeeded in carrying away the other wounded soldiers and dead bodies.
An employee of AssA-Irada news agency was an eyewitness of the shooting.
The latest violent clash on the frontline was reported in March 2008 when several Azerbaijani soldiers were killed after Armenian armed forces breached ceasefire in the frontline Terter and Goranboy districts.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus republics reared up in the late 1980s due to Armenia`s territorial claims. Armenia has been occupying over 20% of Azerbaijan`s internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s in defiance of international law. The ceasefire accord was signed in May 1994, but over a decade of efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been fruitless so far.
The Armenian troops attempted to advance toward Azerbaijan`s positions in a village of the northwestern Aghdam district at about 7 p.m., the Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said.
During the shooting that lasted about an hour, the enemy had to retreat after losing three servicemen and sustaining injuries of several others. The Azerbaijani armed forces did not incur any casualties, according to Eldar Sabiroghlu, the ministry spokesman.
Sabiroghlu said the dead body of one Armenian serviceman currently remains close to the contact line of the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops. The Armenian side succeeded in carrying away the other wounded soldiers and dead bodies.
An employee of AssA-Irada news agency was an eyewitness of the shooting.
The latest violent clash on the frontline was reported in March 2008 when several Azerbaijani soldiers were killed after Armenian armed forces breached ceasefire in the frontline Terter and Goranboy districts.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus republics reared up in the late 1980s due to Armenia`s territorial claims. Armenia has been occupying over 20% of Azerbaijan`s internationally-recognized territory since the early 1990s in defiance of international law. The ceasefire accord was signed in May 1994, but over a decade of efforts by US, Russian and French mediators have been fruitless so far.
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