Armenian troops breach ceasefire with Azerbaijan
The situation on the contact line between Azerbaijan and Armenia has remained tense as the Armenian Armed Forces shattered ceasefire a total of 53 times throughout the day, Azerbaijan`s Defence Ministry reported on January 19.
The ceasefire was violated in Goyarkh and Chilaburt villages of Tartar region, Yusifjanli, Shikhlar, Kangarli, Javahirli, Marzili, Sarijali and Garagashli villages of Agdam region, Kuropatkino village of Khojavand region, Horadiz, Garakhanbayli, Ashagi Veysalli villages of Fuzuli region, Mehdili village of Jabrayil region. The Armenians were silenced with a retaliatory fire.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict emerged in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Since a lengthy war in the early 1990s that displaced over one million Azerbaijanis, Armenian armed forces have occupied over 20 percent of Azerbaijan's internationally recognized territory, including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions.
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