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Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office gives update on civil casualties, damages [PHOTO]

3 November 2020 15:40 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijani Prosecutor General's Office gives update on civil casualties, damages [PHOTO]

By Trend

Some 91 Azerbaijani civilians were killed, 405 wounded as a result of the provocations of the Armenian armed forces from Sept. 27 up till now, Trend reports citing the Azerbaijani General Prosecutor's Office on Nov. 3.

Some 461 civilian facilities, 2,488 private houses and 97 apartment buildings were damaged.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27. Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. Currently, Azerbaijan continues the liberation of its territories from Armenian troops.

Back in July 2020, Armenian Armed Forces violated the ceasefire in the direction of Azerbaijan's Tovuz district. As a result of Azerbaijan's retaliation, the opposing forces were silenced. The fighting continued the following days as well. Azerbaijan lost a number of military personnel members, who died fighting off the attacks of the Armenian Armed Forces.

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.

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