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Armenia continues to use banned munitions against civilians
Widely-banned Russian-made cluster munitions have been fired by Armenian forces against residential areas in the town of Barda, Azerbaijan, according to VICE News. VICE News journalists were able to corroborate the use of cluster munitions in an attack that took…
Armenia used banned cluster munitions against Azerbaijani civilians: Amnesty International
Amnesty International has verified the use of banned cluster bombs by Armenia for the first time in the current Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, following an attack on the city of Barda in Azerbaijan. Yesterday (28 October 2020), at approximately 1.30pm local time,…
Armenia’s missile attack on city kills 21 with over 70 wounded
On October 28th, at around 1 pm, the hostile armed forces using cluster bombs prohibited by international law launched attacks at densely populated areas of Barda district, where trade facilities are located. As a result, 21 civilians were killed and…
Armenia launches new ballistic missiles on Azerbaijan’s populous cities
Armenia from its territory launched tactical ballistic missiles on Azerbaijan’s densely populated cities of Gabala, Kurdamir and Siyazan, said Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani presidential aide on Twitter. According to him, innocent civilians and civilian facilities were the target of Armenia’s indiscriminate…
UN chief condemns Armenian Scud missile attack on Azerbaijani city killing civilians, including children
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned Armenian indiscriminate missile attacks on Azerbaijan’s densely populated cities, and called “unacceptable” “the tragic loss of civilian lives, including children, from the latest reported strike”. Calling for the new ceasefire to be respected,…
Armenia’s new ballistic missile attack kill 13 civilians, wound over 50 in Azerbaijan
On Saturday, An Armenian ballistic missile attack on Azerbaijan’s second largest city of Ganja killed at least 13 civilians and injured 50, AP reported. Azerbaijani prosecutor’s office said 3 children, 4 women and 6 men were killed, 5 children, 20…
Civilian casualties: 60 killed, 270 wounded in Armenian missile attacks
Number of civilians of Azerbaijan, killed and injured as a result of Armenian provocation, has been revealed, press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office told APA. As a result of Armenians’ shelling residential settlements from September 27 until now, 60 civilians…
Nagorno-Karabakh is not a disputed territory: Nasimi Aghayev writes to Los Angeles Times
os Angeles Times has published an opinion piece by Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. In the article titled “Is Nagorno-Karabakh disputed territory?”, Consul General states that “Nagorno-Karabakh is not a disputed territory. It is…
Armenian shelling of cemetery kills 3 with 5 wounded
The armed forces of Armenia, grossly violating the humanitarian ceasefire regime, continue to shell the territories of Tartar district with heavy artillery. On October 15, Armenians once again targeted civilians. The Armenian army fired on the graveyard in the territory…