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September 2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan clashes

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2022 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes
Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the 2021–2022 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis

Locations of the skirmishes marked with red squares.
Date12 September 2022 – present
(2 years, 3 months and 1 day)
Location
Armenia-Azerbaijan border
Belligerents
 Azerbaijan  Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
(President, Commander-in-Chief)
Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov
(Minister of Defence)		 Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief)
Armenia Suren Papikyan (Minister of Defence)
Units involved
Azerbaijani Armed Forces Armed Forces of Armenia
Casualties and losses

Per Azerbaijan:
50 soldiers killed[1]

OC Media: at least 12 soldiers killed[2]

Per Armenia:
At least 49 soldiers killed[3]

Azebaijani claim:
150–200 soldiers killed[4]

Fighting erupted between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops on 12 September 2022, along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.[5][6] Both sides blamed each other for the escalation.[7] The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijan had attacked Armenian positions near the cities of Vardenis, Goris, Sotk and Jermuk with artillery and heavy weapons.[8][9] The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry said that Armenia had staged a "large-scale provocations" near the Dashkasan, Kalbajar and Lachin regions.[10][11] Russia announced on 13 September that it had brokered a ceasefire, but both sides confirmed that it was broken minutes after coming into effect.[12][13][14] At least 49 Armenian servicemen were killed, according to a report by Nikol Pashinyan.[3][15] Azerbaijan acknowledged casualties among its forces, but made no mention of numbers.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Azerbaijani Defense Ministry: As a result of a large-scale provocation by Armenia, we have martyrs". Qha. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Live updates: Azerbaijan launches strikes along Armenian border". OC Media. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Armenia Seeks Distracted Russia's Aid in Renewed Azerbaijan Clashes". The Moscow Times. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Armenian provocation against Azerbaijan backfires as bodies piling up". Trend. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes". Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Fresh clashes erupt between Azerbaijan, Armenia". Reuters. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Fresh clashes erupt between Azerbaijan and Armenia". 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes". 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Clashes break out on Azerbaijani-Armenian border – report". Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Clashes Erupt Between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Raising Fears of Another War".
  11. ^ "Armenia, Russia agree 'joint steps to stabilise' border".
  12. ^ CNN, Philip Wang, Ellie Kaufman, Anna Chernova and Tara Subramaniam. "Russia claims ceasefire reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan after fighting erupts along border". CNN. Retrieved 13 September 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Reuters (13 September 2022). "Azerbaijan and Armenia ceasefire fails within minutes – media". Reuters. Retrieved 13 September 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Armenia's PM says 49 soldiers died in clashes with Azerbaijan". Reuters. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Armenia claims at least 49 killed in clashes along border with Azerbaijan". the Guardian. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Deadly clashes erupt in disputed territory between Azerbaijan and Armenia". TheGuardian.com. 13 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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