Nagorno-Karabakh crisis: Canada probing alleged use of Canadian technology by Azeri forces

Cana has anunced an investigation into allegations that Azeri forces are using Canian drone techlogy in fight against ethnic Armenian forces in disputed territory of Nagor-Karabakh. Project Ploughshares, a Canian peace research institute with a focus on arms tre and security techlogies, h said that video of airstrikes released by Azeri air force indicates use of drones equipped with imaging and targeting systems me by L3Harris WESCAM, Cana-based unit of L3Harris Techlogies.

“In regards to Canian military equipment that may have been used… minister of foreign affairs has launched an investigation into what exactly happened,” Trudeau told reporters on October 2.

two former Soviet states are in an armed stand-off for years over Nagor-Karabakh, a landlocked region in South Caucasus, and heavy clashes re-erupted on September 27, prompting fears of an all-out war. Nagor-Karabakh is internationally recognised as a part of Azerbaijan but it remains disputed because region is controlled by ethnic Armenians. Armenia has accused Turkey of meddling in conflict by sending thousands of mercenaries from Syria, a claim swiftly rejected by Ankara.

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Report on tech use

Last month, Project Ploughshares h urged Cana to ban export of techlogies which is "integral" to Turkey's drone program. In a special report, arms control group said that Cana’s export of WESCAM sensors to Turkey poses a substantial risk of facilitating human suffering, including violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.

“Project Ploughshares has collected evidence...that strongly indicates that WESCAM EO/IR sensors, mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have been used extensively by Turkey in its recent military activities,” re report.

Trudeau stressed it is extremely important that terms of Cana’s expectations of n-violation of human rights are always respected, ding that he was extremely concerned by fighting. However, Project Ploughshares said that dramatic rise in exports of WESCAM systems to Turkey has persisted despite Cana’s 2019 accession to Arms Tre Treaty (ATT).

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