22 Azeri soldiers died in two months: analyst
BAKU – Azerbaijan`s armed forces lost 22 servicemen in January and February, an Azerbaijani analyst has said.
Jasur Mammadov, head of the military analysis center Doktrina, told a press conference Thursday that three of the servicemen were killed by Armenian troops, while the other 19 were non-combat deaths.
"Two of them were killed by a snow slide, two others were asphyxiated by carbon monoxide, one was killed in a car accident, three died of diseases, one committed suicide, one died for unknown reasons, while nine died due to violations of statutes."
According to Mammadov, 14 Azerbaijani servicemen have been injured this year.
He noted that the number of deaths and injuries in the country’s military has surged in comparison with the same period of last year.
In 2010, 71 Azerbaijani military men died, including 17 who were killed in combat. Also, 71 servicemen were wounded last year, Mammadov said.
Azerbaijan has been locked in conflict with Armenia for two decades.
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