Azerbaijani forces take city of Jabrayil as they make territorial gains in Nagorno-Karabakh

12:10 5/10/2020 - Πηγή: Armynow

Towns in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area including its capital Stepanakert have been shelled by Azerbaijani forces as serious fighting continues between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces.

BBC Russian journalist Grigor Atenesian posted a map showing the locations of conflict zones from 27 September to 3 October

on Twitter.

Karabakh theater of war, amended with major shelling incidents. Situation developing rapidly, to be updated soon. Only includes data confirmed by both sides and independent reporters on the ground, as well as our sources. pic.twitter.com/r8xj9XvGTF

— Grigor Atanesian (@atanessi) October 3, 2020

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev also posted a Tweet claiming that Azerbaijani forces had taken the town of Jabrayil, on the border of Nagorno-Karabakh, but significantly inside the area which Armenia had been occupying around the disputed area.

Today Azerbaijan’s Army has liberated from occupation the city of Jabrayil and several surrounding villages. Long live Azerbaijan’s Army! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) October 4, 2020

Professor Michael Tanchum of the Austrian think tank AIES also shared a map showing the conflict areas, and suggested that Azerbaijan now controls significant lowland areas of Nagorno-Karabakh, and that its goal is to cut Armenia’s supply route between Stepanakert and Goris in Armenia.

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