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Subunits of the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire in Chilaburt village of Terter region, Mehdili village of Jabrail region, Sarijali village of Agdam region, Tap Garagoyunlu and Gulustan villages of Goranboy region and nameless hills on June 23-24, the Defence Ministry said.

The Armenians were silenced with a retail fire, it said.

Azerbaijan and Armenia for over two decades have been locked in conflict which emerged in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against the neighboring country. The two South Caucasus countries fought a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a precarious cease-fire in 1994. Armenian armed forces have since occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts. Peace talks brokered by the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs the United States, Russia and France have been largely fruitless so far.