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
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
Mystery flights from Azerbaijan’s Dallar airbase most likely military helicopter training flights, possibly Mi-8 gunships/transport or even Turkish T-129 gunships (recently seen in Azerbaijan during the “Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 2023” military drills. Neither aircraft had registration numbers according to @flightradar24, but did have call signs (SMK701 and SMK702) and ICAO 24-bit
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
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
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
