Nagorno-Karabakh troops prevent act of sabotage by Azeris
17.12.2015,
16:08
Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces said today they had prevented last night an act of sabotage attempted by Azerbaijani troops in the eastern section of the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan troops.
STEPANAKERT, December 17. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces said today they had prevented last night an act of sabotage attempted by Azerbaijani troops in the eastern section of the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijan troops.
Karabakh defense ministry said its troops deployed along the line of contact had discovered Azerbaijani commandos’ movements and caused them serious losses, driving them to their original positions.
It said while retreating the enemy left on the battlefield means of special purpose operations. The Karabakh defense ministry said they had casualties during the firefight.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into armed clashes after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from Azerbaijan and declared its independence backed by a successful referendum. A truce was brokered by Russia in 1994, although no permanent peace agreement has been signed.
Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjacent regions have been under the control of Armenian forces of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is the longest-running post-Soviet era conflict and has continued to simmer despite the relative peace of the past two decades, with snipers causing tens of deaths a year. –0-
Karabakh defense ministry said its troops deployed along the line of contact had discovered Azerbaijani commandos’ movements and caused them serious losses, driving them to their original positions.
It said while retreating the enemy left on the battlefield means of special purpose operations. The Karabakh defense ministry said they had casualties during the firefight.
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict erupted into armed clashes after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s as the predominantly Armenian-populated enclave of Azerbaijan sought to secede from Azerbaijan and declared its independence backed by a successful referendum. A truce was brokered by Russia in 1994, although no permanent peace agreement has been signed.
Since then, Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjacent regions have been under the control of Armenian forces of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh is the longest-running post-Soviet era conflict and has continued to simmer despite the relative peace of the past two decades, with snipers causing tens of deaths a year. –0-
