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An updated map of Tagavard village, Nagorno Karabakh shows around 38 homes demolished

On: 12/06/2022

Nagorno Karabakh’s Farukh village and surrounding heights come under Azeri control

On: 27/03/2022

Bulgarian-produced 60mm mortars reportedly target Nagorno Karabakh village

On: 12/03/2022

New Armenia-Azerbaijan border dispute: 3 villages and gold, copper, silver and molybdenum deposits

On: 05/09/2021

Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire with 2 combat drones

On: 15/08/2021
Developments on post-war Nagorno Karabakh

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Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijan line-of-contact incidents
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Nagorno Karabakh’s Farukh village and surrounding heights come under Azeri control

On: 27/03/2022
In: All, Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents

Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire with 2 combat drones

On: 15/08/2021
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents, Only Azerbaijan, Russia

Lorry damaged by mine, not 60mm mortar shell near line-of-contact

On: 17/06/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents, Only Azerbaijan

Azeri Orbiter drone shot down on line-of-contact

On: 21/04/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents

First report of serviceman wounded by cross-border fire this year

On: 06/04/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents

Azeri defence officials report border incursionon line-of-contact refuted by Karabakh authorities

On: 24/03/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents

Rare official statement: Azeri soldier killed

On: 16/02/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents

One soldier wounded, one killed in two days

On: 31/01/2020
In: Nagorno Karabakh, Nagorno Karabakh line-of-contact incidents
July 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan border clash
  • Major clashes on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Armenia-Azerbaijan border incidents
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  • Armenia fails to secure it’s borders after Karabakhi territories ceded to Azerbaijan after the war

  • Azerbaijan posts first non-Karabakh related news since the outbreak of the war

  • Azerbaijan reports shooting down Armenian UAV far inside its borders (Unconfirmed)

  • Azerbaijan State Border Service responds to Armenia’s reports of new military positions

Official visits, meetings and events
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Azeri State Border Service head visits positions on border with Armenia, shows new work being done

On: 24/06/2020

Azeri defence head gives exclusive interview discussing military modernisation programme

On: 23/06/2020

New facilities inaugurated at special forces base in Azerbaijan

On: 20/06/2020

Azeri defence minister inaugurates military base near line-of-contact in Chaykend

On: 19/06/2020

Azeri Defence officials comment on third road from Armenia to Karabakh

On: 11/06/2020

New troops sworn in at Azerbaijan’s Nakhichevan exclave garrison

On: 07/06/2020

New Nagorno Karabakh head visits special forces troops

On: 07/06/2020

Azeri President visits new military base 10 km from line-of-contact

On: 05/06/2020
Military training and exercises (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh)
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Live-fire military simulations in Nagorno Karabakh

On: 28/06/2020
Tagged: arayik harutyunyan, jalal harutyunyan, onik gasparyan

Azeri military aircraft and gunships in training exercises, including near the line-of-contact

On: 11/04/2020
Tagged: mi-24/35, MiG29, nasosny airbase, su-25, yevlakh

Unit commanders participate in specialised combat exercises

On: 28/03/2020
Tagged: kord machine gun, rpg

Tank and anti-air defence training in Nakhichevan

On: 28/03/2020
Tagged: bmp, btr, nakhichevan, osa missile, s-125, t-72

Large-scale military drills underway in Azerbaijan

On: 05/03/2020

Military simulations in Nakhichevan, fourth this year

On: 29/02/2020
Tagged: nakhichevan
Regional (Nakhichevan, Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Iran...)
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GEOLOCATED – Turkey hosts special forces drills with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan (sic) troops near Ankara

On: 12/08/2021

Tensions on Azerbaijan-Georgia border near monastery complex

On: 05/06/2020

Azeri fisherman killed, two injured by Kazakh border guards in Caspian sea incident

On: 03/05/2020

Azerbaijan-Georgia border incident: shepherd shot in head

On: 12/12/2019

Shootout on Azerbaijan-Iran border near near Horadiz

On: 26/11/2019

Armenia and Azerbaijan Defence ministers meet Chinese counterpart

On: 23/10/2019
Defence industry news
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Russian-produced 1L271 Aistyonok artillery reconnaissance radar spotted in Nagorno Karabakh

On: 28/06/2020

Kalashnikov receives 10-year contract to produce arms in Armenia

On: 06/06/2020

Media reports of Israel test-firing LORA missile system for Azerbaijan

On: 05/06/2020

Azerbaijan to import helmets and armour protection from Indian firm

On: 11/02/2020

Armenia receives biggest arms shipment in years from Russia

On: 28/12/2019

Armenia receives new Tor anti-air defence system from Russia

On: 22/12/2019

Azerbaijan to receive ten MFI-17 training aircraft from Pakistan

On: 17/12/2019

Nakhichevan military garrison receives excavators from Turkey

On: 08/12/2019
International Media
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BBC – The Syrian mercenaries used as ‘cannon fodder’ in Nagorno-Karabakh

On: 14/12/2020

MEMRI – Russian Media Outlet Vz.ru: ‘The Azerbaijani Army Is Being Purged Of The Officers And Generals Who Started Their Career In The Soviet Union… Those Who Have Completed… Training In Turkey Are Placed In Key Positions – Turkish Advisers Are Placed Above Them’

On: 10/12/2020

SCRAMBLE Dutch Aviation Society – Azerbaijani “unmanned” An-2 biplanes

On: 03/11/2020

DAILY SABAH – Will Turkey establish a military base in Azerbaijan?

On: 23/08/2020

JAM News- Iran building power stations in Karabakh – outrage on Azerbaijani social media, Baku says project carried out with its consent

On: 05/06/2020

NORDIC MONITOR – Turkey planned military action against Armenia

On: 29/11/2019

JAM News: Armenian and Azerbaijani journalists’ carry out exchange in complete secrecy

On: 27/11/2019

Zaur Shiriyev – “A Listening Tour of the Azerbaijani Front Lines”

On: 18/09/2019
Historical articles
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INDEPENDENT – British mercenaries for Azeri war: Government turns blind eye to illegal programme to supply men and arms for conflict between two former Soviet republics.

On: 03/04/2020

Slate – How To Tell Armenia From Azerbaijan

On: 09/11/1999

RFERL – Ten years since start of Karabakh movement

On: 20/02/1998

Independent – How Armenia won the war but lost the oil

On: 25/07/1997

The Irish Times – Inquiry into covert arms supplies to Armenia

On: 09/04/1997

CSM – Afghan Fighters Join Azeri-Armenian War

On: 16/11/1993

Washington Post – Afghan fighters aiding Azerbaijan in civil war

On: 03/11/1993

Independent- Azerbaijan may be split in two: Armenians in Nagorny Karabakh prepare for decisive assault – Abkhazians step back from the front line in Georgia

On: 18/08/1993
2018-09-09

Analysis briefings

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An updated map of Tagavard village, Nagorno Karabakh shows around 38 homes demolished

On: 12/06/2022

Bulgarian-produced 60mm mortars reportedly target Nagorno Karabakh village

On: 12/03/2022

New Armenia-Azerbaijan border dispute: 3 villages and gold, copper, silver and molybdenum deposits

On: 05/09/2021

GEOLOCATED – Turkey hosts special forces drills with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan (sic) troops near Ankara

On: 12/08/2021

Armenia fails to secure it’s borders after Karabakhi territories ceded to Azerbaijan after the war

On: 01/08/2021

A brief overview about the mine and UXO situation in Nagorno Karabakh

On: 22/03/2021

Latest posts

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An updated map of Tagavard village, Nagorno Karabakh shows around 38 homes demolished

On: 12/06/2022

An updated map of Tagavard village, Nagorno Karabakh,  with its western half under Azeri military control and  eastern under Karabakhi since the 2020 ceasefire, shows around 38 homes demolished.  According to Sentinel Hub maps, the Azeri side demolished the homes between 2 and 12 July 2021. Military positions dividing the

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Nagorno Karabakh’s Farukh village and surrounding heights come under Azeri control

On: 27/03/2022

At around 16:00 hours on 24 March 2022, reports emerged of Azeri troops overrunning Farukh village in Nagorno Karabakh. This village of 100 inhabitants lies around 2 km from the new 2020 ceasefire line-of-contact that separates Azeri and Karabakhi Armenian forces; it sits just below a major ridgeline considered a

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Bulgarian-produced 60mm mortars reportedly target Nagorno Karabakh village

On: 12/03/2022

On 12 March 2022,  Nagorno Karabakh authorites reported 60mm mortar shells fired at Farukh village by Azeri troops.  While no injuries were reported, a house was damaged. Karabakhi authorites provided photos of the damage, as well as that of an exploded mortar shell. Judging by the photos, NK Observer experts

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New Armenia-Azerbaijan border dispute: 3 villages and gold, copper, silver and molybdenum deposits

On: 05/09/2021

Since the end of the second Nagorno Karabakh war in 2020, some areas previously under de facto Nagorno Karabakh control were either transferred to or militarily gained by Azerbaijan. Azeri troops quickly established themselves along the new border with Armenia, and in some instances entering into Armenian territory and setting

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Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating the ceasefire with 2 combat drones

On: 15/08/2021

Nagorno Karabakh defence officials report that Azerbaijan used combat drones against their positions along the western segment of the new line-of-contact, posting photos of what appear to be a Turkish-produced Kargu drone.  This is the first notification stating the downing of a drone in Karabakh since the war. Photos provided

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GEOLOCATED – Turkey hosts special forces drills with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan (sic) troops near Ankara

On: 12/08/2021

On 12 August 2021, Turkey’s Defence Ministry tweeted photos of yearly Caucasus Eagle 2021 (Tr. Kavkaz Kartalı-21) military drills in which the special forces of Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan (separately mentioned from Azerbaijan) took part. The exercises were aimed at boosting cooperation and coordination between their forces. The official

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