A rise in tension on the border between Armenian and Azerbaijan in the north, near the border with Georgia has reportedly wounded two civilians. Azeri State Border Service reported on an incident that occurred on 2 October at 16.55 hours near the village enclave of Kushchu Ayrim. In their officialContinue Reading
Yesterday, news got out about a skirmish between Armenian and Azeri border troops on the internationally-recognised border between the two countries near. As a result of the incident, one Armenian solider was wounded and evacuated for treatment to a hospital in region of Noyemberian with a non-life threatening wounds toContinue Reading
In October of 2018, a series of military drills took place in Nakhichevan aimed at coordinating operations between Nakhichevan’s local military with other militarised institutions in the planning of operations and the managing of personnel. A specialised radar system, the RP-10, was tested out during the drills, which is operableContinue Reading
On Thursday, a report from the State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan stated that Armenian troops fired on a military supply vehicle behind their military outposts. According to the report, the incident occurred at border outposts between the villages of Ferehli in Azerbaijan and Koti in Armenia, which lie barelyContinue Reading
Recent changes on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan bring to light a new development. Between December 2018 and April 2018, military positions from both sides were extended, in one case apparently into Georgian territory, and modified highlighting the ongoing tension between the two states. Location of border outpost modificationsContinue Reading
These past few days news media outlets from both the Armenian and Azeri sides have reported soldiers wounded due to border shootouts. According to a Sputnik Armenia news report, Armenia’s Defence spokesperson gave brief details on an incident that occurred on 13 August, involving an Armenian serviceman deployed in theContinue Reading
There has been a recent spike in ceasefire violation reports on the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and de facto Nagorno Karabakh, and the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to reports from defence officials from the three sides. Defence officials in Nagorno Karabakh noted a significant drop in average daily projectilesContinue Reading
Official news got out of a visit from the Armenian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Artak Davtyan, visiting his counterpart, also the Defence minister of Nagorno Karabakh, Karen Abrahamyan. During the visit, which was conducted within the framework of military cooperation between Armenia and the de facto NagornoContinue Reading
Azerbaijan’s deputy Defence minister, Kerim Valiyev, visited what official sources stated as the “frontline” areas today to follow up on winter provisions. Local units and their commanders received the high-ranking official, who also showed an interest in their morale, physical well-beiing, as well as general living standards for the upcomingContinue Reading
During a press conference today, the Maria Zakharova (video, text), the spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry answered a question from a representative of Azeri daily Moskva-Baku.ru on the recent developments on the Armenian-Azeri border. The extract of the conference was the following: Question: In the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone tensionContinue Reading
Officials from Azerbaijan’s State Border Service (SBS) stated that a soldier from the State Border Service was injured as a result of gunfire from Armenian outposts near the district of Gazakh. According to an SBS statement from today, the incident occurred at 16.40 hours local time, and resulted in anContinue Reading
Armenian Defence minister Artak Davatyan and the head of Azerbaijan’s State Border Service (SBS), Elchin Guliyev, apparently visited military outposts and installations in the same area, possibly within hours of each other. This comes amid heightened tensions between the two sides, not so much on the Nagorno Karabakh front, butContinue Reading
Footage and satellite imagery from the past several months highlight demolitions of ethnic-Armenian churches, homes, residential buildings and even a village in Nagorno Karabakh. The demolitions were carried out by Azerbaijan’s government, now fully in control of the territory. The entire Armenian population of 120,000 fled to Armenia proper
Mayors of the three major cities of former Nagorno Karabakh, have been arrested by Armenian authorities coinciding with a growing opposition movement with whom they may have been associated with. The mayor of Karabakhi capital Stepanakert, and those of Askeran and Martakert cities have been detained by Armenian authorities. Stepanakert
On 24 May, 2024, Armenia’s Defence Ministry reported that the country’s prime minister nominated five colonels to be promoted to the rank of major general. This is one of the highest numbers of officers promoted to such ranks in one act in recent years. These career advancements possibly indicate loyalty,
Azerbaijan’s defence minister receives large Turkish delegation headed by the country’s deputy defence minister and the heads of numerous Turkish defence firms. The two sides discussed further military coop. including joint weapons production. Interestingly, Turkish general Bahtiyar Ersay appears in a complete Azeri military uniform on Azerbaijan’s side of the
In January 2024, footage emerged of what appear to be Azeri military personnel in the ethnic-Armenian village of Hakaku, Nagorno Karabakh (NK). The village, along with the entire territory of NK were overran by Azerbaijan’s military during it’s offensive in September 2023. One of the first sources of the footage
Since approximately 2020, mystery aircraft have been spotted flying around Azerbaijan’s northwestern Dallar airbase, 30 km from Armenia’s border. They were spotted a month prior to the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war and had been seen numerous times since. The aircraft had not been able to be explicitly identified through open
