According to media reports by Azeri defence news monitor AzeriDefence, the country’s air force will be receiving ten new training aircraft from Pakistan. The deal, signed between the two sides in 2017, included the the purchase of ten two-seater, single-engine MFI-17 Mushshak training aircraft. The exact price of the dealContinue Reading
From 13-24 May, Azerbaijan, along with the United Kingdom, Qatar, Pakistan, Romania and the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus will be participating in a series of military drills termed “Anatolian Phoenix 2019” aimed at “training, co-operation and developing interoperability”, according to a statement from Turkish Air Force authorities.Continue Reading
From 21-23 March, Azeri Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov paid an official visit to Pakistan, where he met up with his counterpart Pervez Khattak. During the meeting, the two sides discussed developing further ties, particularly in the military-defence field. The event was initially made public during a meeting between Azerbaijan’s AmbassadorContinue Reading
Source: Sneider, Daniel “Afghan Fighters Join Azeri-Armenian War”, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov 1993 *all opinions expressed are those of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or stance of Nagorno Karabakh Observer. Captured documents, taken from battlefields in southwestern Azerbaijan, provide the first hardContinue Reading
The first official meeting: 13 August 2020 On 13 August, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar along with the commanders of Turkey’s military branches met with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev and Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov during the concluding events of joint military exercises, but one individual caught our attention, Turkish Air
Source: Butler, Ed, “The Syrian mercenaries used as ‘cannon fodder’ in Nagorno-Karabakh”, BBC, 10 December 2020 *all opinions expressed are those of the original author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or stance of Nagorno Karabakh Observer. Men reported to be Syrian mercenaries close to the Armenian border in Azerbaijan
Source: “Russian Media Outlet Vz.ru: ‘The Azerbaijani Army Is Being Purged Of The Officers And Generals Who Started Their Career In The Soviet Union… Those Who Have Completed… Training In Turkey Are Placed In Key Positions – Turkish Advisers Are Placed Above Them’”, MEMRI, 10 December 2020 *all opinions expressed
On 20 November, investigative journalist Lindsey Snell posted two photos of a location where members of the Hamza Division, a Syrian mercenary force, were said to have been housed in October 2020 during the Second Nagorno Karabakh war. Tweet from investigative reporter Lindsey Snell from 20 November 2020 Not unimportant.
New footage from Russia’s Defence Ministry shows light traffic in the town of Lachin, Nagorno Karabakh, with Russian military lorries (Ural type) with registry plates numbered 94 for the Transcaucasus zone. The yellow/red sign on them indicates troop transports. BTR and Tigr transports also seen. Official footage provided by Russia’s
On 28 November, four Azeri civilians were killed when their Toyota vehicle exploded on two anti-tank mines at Ashaghi Seyidahmedli, Fuzuli District, recently taken over by the Azerbaijan military. Apparently, the civilians attempted to enter the area now under Azeri military control. The area is known to be still heavily
