Global InformationAras Valley campaign information
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| Aras Valley campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War | |||||||||
 Map of the campaign as of 29 October 2020 (For a more detailed map, see military situation in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war) | |||||||||
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 State Border Service[2] |
 Artsakh Defence Army Armed Forces of Armenia National Security Service[12] | ||||||||
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Per Azerbaijan:[17]
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1 Azerbaijani civilian killed[18] 6 Azerbaijani civilian injured[18] | |||||||||
Aras Valley campaign[19][20][a] (Azerbaijani: Araz vadisi əməliyyatları, Armenian: Արասի հովտի արշավ, romanized: Arasi hovti arshav) was a military operation launched by Azerbaijan against the breakaway Republic of Artsakh along the Aras River in the Azerbaijan–Iran border during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The operations started on 27 September, with Azerbaijani advancements in Jabrayil and Fuzuli districts, with the initial objective to seize control of Jabrayil and Füzuli.[23] On 9 October, both sides agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. After the declared ceasefire, the President of Artsakh admitted Azerbaijan had been able to achieve some success, moving the front deep into Artsakh territory;[24] the Armenian Prime Minister announced that Armenian forces had conducted a "partial retreat".[25]
However, the ceasefire quickly broke down and the Azerbaijani advance continued. Within days Azerbaijan announced the capture of dozens of villages.[26] The Azerbaijani forces, advancing more along the Aras River, captured the Khodaafarin Bridges and the nearby dam.[27] On 20 October, the Azerbaijani forces took control of Zangilan,[28] and on 22 October, Ağbənd, thus taking full control over the Azerbaijan–Iran border.[29]
- ^ "Major General Mayis Barkhudarov: "We will fight to destroy the enemy completely". Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Release of the Press Service of the President". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev on raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS, and instructed to convey his congratulations to all personnel. Colonel General Elchin Guliyev reported that the State Border Service personnel will continue to decently fulfill all the tasks set by the Commander-in-Chief.
- ^ ""Vətən Müharibəsi Qəhrəmanı" adı verilən generallar kimlərdir?". qafqazinfo.az. 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Release of the Press Service of the President". president.az. Official website of the President of Azerbaijan. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Մարտունու շրջանի վարչակազմի ղեկավար Արարատ Մելքումյանին Արցախի հերոսի կոչում է շնորհվել" [The head of the Martuni region administration Ararat Melkumyan was awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh]. Hetq.am (in Armenian). 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Արցախի հերոս Դավիթ Գրիգորյանը խոցել է 15 տանկ և 1 ՀՄՄ" [Artsakh hero Davit Grigoryan hit 15 tanks and 1 HMM]. Iravaban (in Armenian). 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Ձեր ցավը տանեմ, դուք մեր պարծանքն եք. ԱՀ նախագահը "Արցախի հերոս" կոչում շնորհեց 5 անձի, պատմեց հերոսությունների մասին" [Let me take your pain, you are our pride. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan awarded the title of "Hero of Artsakh" to 5 people, told about the heroism]. ArmTimes (in Armenian). 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Провал военной хунты". Free Azerbaijan (in Russian). 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
- ^ "Эксперт оценил потери Армении и Азербайджана в Нагорном Карабахе" (in Russian). Moskovsky Komsomolets. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Aliyev, Ilham (26 October 2020). "Release of the Press Service of the President". President.az. Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Huseyn, Orkhan (10 December 2020). ""Vətən Müharibəsi Qəhrəmanı" adını almış şəhid pilotumuzun son uçuşu - DOSYE". Aqreqator.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "46 servicemen of Armenia NSS border troops killed during NK war". armenpress.am.
- ^ Bensaid, Adam (29 September 2020). "A military breakdown of the Azerbaijan–Armenia conflict". TRTWorld. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Frantzman, Seth J. (1 October 2020). "Israeli drones in Azerbaijan raise questions on use in the battlefield". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Son dakika... Görüntü dünyayı çalkaladı! SİHA vurdu, bir başka drone..." Milliyet (in Turkish). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Azerbaijan says 2,783 soldiers killed in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes". Al Jazeera. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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- "Defense Ministry: Intense fighting continued during night (VIDEO)". Trend News Agency. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Azerbaijani Army's offensive operation to liberate Fizuli city continues". Trend News Agency. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: The enemy's Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Azerbaijani Army repels Armenian attacks on frontline". AzerNews. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: The enemy's Tor-M2KM surface-to-air missile systems were destroyed". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "6 UAVs of the enemy were destroyed in one day". Axar.az. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Large number of trophies seized from enemy in Jabrayil". Report Information Agency. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Another Su-25 aircraft of Armenia shot down - Defense Ministry". Trend News Agency. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Latest achievements of Azerbaijani army over Armenian forces". Trend News Agency. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Азербайджан сообщает, что сбил армянский штурмовик". Trend News Agency. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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- "Armenian side continues to shell Fuzuli, Tartar districts". Trend News Agency. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Prosecutor General's Office: Three civilians injured as a result of enemy's shelling of Garabagh village, Fuzuli district". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Felgenhauer, Pavel (12 November 2020). "The Karabakh War Ends as Russian Troops Move In". Eurasia Daily Monitor. 17 (160). Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Nikoghosyan, Hovhannes (9 October 2020). "War in Nagorno Karabakh: why now, and what to expect?". European Leadership Network. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (5 October 2020). "Azerbaijan resumes offensive operations on the southern front". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Cəbrayılın azad edilməsi üzrə əməliyyatlar digər istiqamətdən endirilən zərbə ilə müşayiət oluna bilər". Ordu.az (in Azerbaijani). 4 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Kucera, Joshua (29 September 2020). "As fighting rages, what is Azerbaijan's goal?". EurasiaNet. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
The Azerbaijani offensive against Armenian forces is its most ambitious since the war between the two sides formally ended in 1994.
- ^ "Конфликт в Карабахе: Азербайджан ударил по территории Армении" (in Russian). BBC Russian Service. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Пашинян заявил о частичном отступлении в Карабахе" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ Chiragov, Fuad: Azerbaijan Makes Strategic Advances Along Karabakh’s Northern, Southern Flanks - The Jamestown Foundation
- ^ "Азербайджан взял под контроль Худаферинский мост в Карабахе, заявил Алиев" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Видео азербайджанского спецназа в Зангелане" (in Russian). BBC Russian Service. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Видео с погранзаставы Агбенда от президента Алиева" (in Russian). BBC Russian Service. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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