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By Vafa Ismayilova

On September 27, 2020, in response to a large-scale provocation of the Armenian armed forces along the frontline, the Azerbaijani army launched a counter-offensive operation, later called the "Iron Fist".

The 44-day war put an end to nearly 30 years of occupation, ensured the liberation of Azerbaijan's lands and the restoration of the country's territorial integrity.

Chronicle of 44-day Second Karabakh War: November 1, 2021

- President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation led by the Turkish foreign minister.

- The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry released information on the latest situation in the frontline as of November 1.

- A list of destroyed military equipment of the Armenian armed forces was announced.

- Armenia violated a ceasefire on the state border.

- The Armenian armed forces shelled the territory of Tartar and Aghjabadi regions.

- A video of the destruction of Armenian military trucks loaded with ammunition was released.

- Two Grad missile systems of the Armenian armed forces were destroyed.

A Moscow-brokered ceasefire deal that Baku and Yerevan signed on November 10, 2020, brought an end to six weeks of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani army declared a victory against the Armenian troops. The signed agreement obliged Armenia to withdraw its troops from the Azerbaijani lands that it has occupied since the early 1990s.

The peace agreement stipulated the return of Azerbaijan's Armenian-occupied Kalbajar, Aghdam and Lachin regions and urged Armenia to withdraw its troops from the Azerbaijani lands that it has occupied since the early 1990s. Before the signing of the deal, the Azerbaijani army had liberated around 300 villages, settlements, city centres, and historic Shusha city.

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