Source: “Activists, Local Residents Rally in David Gareji Monastery”, CIVIL.GE, 06 MAY 2019 *all opinions expressed are those of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or stance of Nagorno Karabakh Observer. Several hundred civic activists and local residents gathered in the premises of David Gareji MonasteryContinue Reading
Source: Abrahamyan, Eduard “Rationalizing the Tonoyan Doctrine: Armenia’s Active Deterrence Strategy”, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Vol. 16 Issue 64, 02 MAY 2019 *all opinions expressed are those of those of the original author. Even as Armenia and Azerbaijan have intensified their diplomatic contacts over the future status of the latter’s breakawayContinue Reading
SOURCE: KALFAYAN, PHILLIPPE RAFFI “The Minsk Process: Behind the Words and Principles”, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, 07 MAR 2019 *all opinions expressed are those of those of the original author. The new Armenian government claims positive developments in the settlement process of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute, and officials offer smiling facesContinue Reading
SOURCE: “Iran’s Ghassemi: Neighbours are our priorities in foreign policy”, IRAN PRESS, 03 MAR 2019 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Ghassemi criticised the unauthorised banners displayed at Ararat club, and reassured that Tehran still supports its principled solution for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict which is based on dialogue and international laws. BahramContinue Reading
SOURCE: “Karabakh dispute must be settled through dialog: Iran”, PRESS TV, 03 MAR 2019 Iran has reiterated that it pursues a “transparent” policy toward the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Karabakh region, stressing the importance of finding a peaceful resolution to the issue through diplomatic channels. “TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: “Armenia changing its approach to settlement of Karabakh conflict”, JAM News, 01 MAR 2019 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says that, in terms of compromises in the settlement of the Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijan must take the first step. Pashinyan made these remarks while on his official visit toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Anna Gziryan, “Large-scale circulation of fake news: Media expert presents recent trends in social networks”, Armenpress, 22 January 2019 *Please note, no grammatical corrections of the original text have been made by NK Observer, all opinions expressed are those of those of the original author. The experts state that inContinue Reading
SOURCE: “Rally in Tbilisi Demanding Dismantling of Monument to Armenian Militant”, Turan Information Agency, 08 February 2019 *Please note, no grammatical corrections of the original text have been made by NK Observer, all opinions expressed are those of those of the original author. On Friday afternoon in Tbilisi, in frontContinue Reading
SOURCE: Broers, Laurence “How Ready Are Armenia and Azerbaijan for Peace?”, Chatham House: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 24 JAN 2019 How Ready Are Armenia and Azerbaijan for Peace? 24 January 2019 De-escalatory measures and new faces are shaking up the moribund peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But to makeContinue Reading
SOURCE: DE WAAL, THOMAS, “Thomas de Waal on current developments around Armenia and the Nagorny Karabakh conflict“, Caucasus Watch, 11 JAN 2019 Second part of an exclusive interview of “Caucasus Watch” with Thomas de Waal, a senior fellow with Carnegie Europe, specializing in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region. In this part of theContinue Reading
Source: KUCERA, JOSHUA, “Peace? Not so fast, many Armenians and Azerbaijanis say”, Eurasianet, 18 JAN 2018 News about potential progress in peace negotiations was greeted largely negatively among Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Joshua Kucera Jan 18, 2019 News that Armenia and Azerbaijan had made a small step toward peace was welcomedContinue Reading
The Armenian military news platform Razm.info published losses in the Armenian and Azeri military for 2018. According to Razm.info, sources of the informationare based on news reports (mainly for the Armeian side) and social media monitoring (mainly for the Azeri side, as news on military losses is not normally published). ArmenianContinue 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
