On 4 March, the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group conducted a ceasefire monitoring mission on the heavily militarised line-of-contact (LoC) separating de facto Nagorno Karabakh (NK) and Azerbaijan. According to the NK Foreign Ministry, the monitoring took place at military positions in northeastern Hadrut regionContinue Reading
On 18 December, according to official Azeri sources, a ceasefire monitoring mission was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the Armenian-Azeri border. The exact location was not specified, but it was mentioned to have taken place on the 34km segment of the border withContinue Reading
On 04 December, a ceasefire monitoring mission was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the southeastern segment of the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh (NK), in northeastern Hadrut region bordering the Fizuli region on the Azeri side. A map of the Caucasus showingContinue Reading
A the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) Minsk Group released an official statement today after the bilateral meeting with the foreign ministers of Armenia, Levon Mnatsakanya, and Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammedyarov. Of particular significance was the phrase “The Co-Chair Heads of Delegation stress once again that the statusContinue Reading
Today a ceasefire monitoring mission was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the eastern segment of the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh (NK), near the abandoned city of Aghdam. The NK Foreign ministry in a press release stated that OSCE representatives conducting the monitoringContinue Reading
The OSCE Minsk Group concluded an official visit to the South Caucasus where the Co-Chairs Andrew Schofer (United States), Igor Popov (Russia), Stephane Visconti (France) and the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk met with the heads of state of Armenia(15 October),de facto Nagorno Karabakh (16 October) andContinue Reading
Today a ceasefire monitoring mission was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the northern segment of the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh (NK), near the Omar Pass. Area of ceasefire monitoring mission The NK Foreign ministry in a press release stated thatContinue Reading
The OSCE Minsk Group delegation consisting of Andrzej Kasprzyk, and the co-chairs Stéphane Visconti, Andrew Schofer and Igor Papov, were received by Armenia’s defence minister Davit Tonoyan. The delegation is visiting the region according to official plans, and have come to Armenia to discuss issues related to the Nagorno KarabakhContinue 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
