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

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

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

Today, Azeri Defence minister Zakir Hasanov visited troops on the line-of-contact to mark the holiday of Kurban Bayram (Eng. Feast of Sacrifice) accompanied by several high-ranking officials from the ministry. The official source pointed out that Hasanov conversed with the troops, following up on different issues, after which he alsoContinue Reading

Today, reports got out of an Armenian conscript defecting to the Azeri side on the southern segment of the line-of-contact. According to reports, the individual involved is 19-year-old Arayik Ghazarian, who left his military outpost at around 12.00 hours and proceeded to cross the highly-militarised neutral zone towards Azeri militaryContinue Reading

This weekend the president of de facto Nagorno Karabakh, Bako Sahakyan, visited a military outpost on the central segment of the line-of-contact accompanied by Defence minister Karen Abrahamyan and the head of the Security Council, Arshavir Gharamyan. An official statement provided by defence officials stated that the visit’s aim wasContinue Reading