Heavy fighting was reported on the Armenian-Azerbaijani front-line throughout the night.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Azerbaijani defense ministry said that the Armenian forces attempted to take back the positions they lost in the Fuzuli-Jabrayil and Agdere-Terter border regions.<\/p>\n
However, retaliatory firing from the Azerbaijani troops foiled their attempt, according to the statement.<\/p>\n
Azerbaijani jets and troops destroyed a convoy of Armenian armored vehicles setting off from the Madagiz village, the statement added.<\/p>\n
Also, Azerbaijani soldiers destroyed an Armenian tank and vehicle near Fuzuli-Jabrayil, and neutralized 10 soldiers, the ministry said.<\/p>\n
An operation to clear the city of Fuzuli from Armenian troops is ongoing and four Armenian tanks were destroyed this morning, the ministry said in a separate statement.<\/p>\n
Armenian army also shelled Azerbaijan’s western city of Dashkesen. The Azerbaijani side will respond with equal force, according to a statement.<\/p>\n
Border clashes broke out early Sunday when Armenian forces targeted Azerbaijani civilian settlements and military positions, leading to casualties.<\/p>\n
Since then, tensions have continued to escalate with Turkey firmly standing with Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
The EU, Russia and NATO, among others, have urged an immediate halt to clashes along the frontier.<\/p>\n
Relations between the two former Soviet nations have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Upper Karabakh, or Nagorno-Karabakh, an internationally recognized territory of Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n
Four UN Security Council and two UN General Assembly resolutions demand the withdrawal of the occupying forces.<\/p>\n
The OSCE Minsk Group — co-chaired by France, Russia and the US — was formed in 1992 to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, but to no avail. A cease-fire, however, was agreed upon in 1994.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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