Armenia shot down 2 Azerbaijan copters & destroyed 3 tanks in clash over disputed region

Two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down on September 27 after a fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out around separatist region of Nagor-Karabakh. Armenian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Susan Stepanyan informed that Armenian forces ditionally hit three Azerbaijani tanks. While Stepanyan said that clashes began with an Azerbaijani attack, Azerbaijan said that Armenian side attacked and Azerbaijan launched a counteroffensive. 

Nagor-Karabakh is an ethnic Arminian enclave with Azerbaijan and it lies approximately 50 kilometres from Armenian border. region has been out of control of Azerbaijan since end of war in 1994, however, both sides have a heavy military presence along a demilitarized zone separating region from rest of country. ditionally, local soldiers backed by Armenia also occupy some Azerbaijani territory outside region. 

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two countries have long been at odds over Nagor-Karabakh and after Sunday’s attack, Armenia reportedly declared martial law and mobilised its male population. two sides blamed each or. While Armenia said Azerbaijan h carried out an air and artillery attack on disputed region, Azerbaijan said it h responded to Armenian shelling. 

Armenia’s defence ministry informed that its troops h destroyed three tanks, shot down two helicopters and three unmanned aerial vehicles, however, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry denied claim. But Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in a televised dress to nation that “re are losses among Azerbaijani forces and civilian population as a result of Armenian bombardment”. 

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Turkey condemns ‘Armenia’s attack’ 

news of attack was harshly received in Turkey, which is a close ally of Azerbaijan. Taking to Twitter, Turkey’s ruling party spokesman Omer Celik ‘vehemently’ condemned Armenia’s attack and said that country has once again committed a provocation, igring law. He furr promised that Turkey would stand by Azerbaijan and ded: “Armenia is playing with fire and endangering regional peace”. 

Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin also condemned Armenia and said that y ‘violated ceasefire’ by attacking civilian settlements. Kalin ded, “ international community must immediately say stop to this dangerous provocation”. On or hand, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Twitter, “We stay strong next to our army to protect our morland from Azeri invasion”. 

(Im-Inputs: AP) 

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