Azerbaijani army shoots down Armenian drone over Karabakh
15:45, 24/10/2020, SaturdayU: Update: 15:48, 24/10/2020, Saturday
Yeni ŞafakAA
Azerbaijani army shoots down Armenian drone over Karabakh
The Azerbaijani army has shot down an Armenian drone over Upper Karabakh on Saturday, according to reports, as tensions mounted in the flashpoint region.
Since clashes erupted on Sept. 27, Armenia has repeatedly attacked Azerbaijani civilians and forces, even violating two humanitarian cease-fires in the past two weeks.
Since clashes erupted on Sept. 27, Armenia has repeatedly attacked Azerbaijani civilians and forces, even violating two humanitarian cease-fires in the past two weeks.
The latest humanitarian truce in Upper Karabakh, or Nagorno-Karabakh, an internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan, came into force last Saturday.
Relations between the two former Soviet republics have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Upper Karabakh.
Four UN Security Council resolutions and two from the UN General Assembly, as well as international organizations, demand the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territory.
In total, about 20% of Azerbaijan's territory – including Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions – has been under illegal Armenian occupation for nearly three decades.
