Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[arakeretzig]

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I told you guys this was going to happen.
Nagorno Karabakh has proofs of ISIS militants' involvement in
Azerbaijan's recent aggression: Armenian Delegation to voice the issue
at PACE

by Tatevik Shahunyan

Monday, April 11, 13:30

Stepanakert, the capital city of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, has
proofs that representatives of other nations fought on the side of
Azerbaijan during that country's recent aggression against Nagorno
Karabakh. The statement came from David Babyan, Spokesperson for the
NKR President, in an interview with the Public Television of Armenia.

In this light, the Armenian Delegation to PACE will raise the issue of
participation of mercenaries and militants of various terrorist
organizations, including the "Islamic State," in the Azerbaijani
aggression against Nagorno Karabakh.

"Soldiers that fought the enemy in the battlefield could see that
among them were people speaking in Arabic, Turkish and persons of ripe
years. They were mercenaries. We have grounds to say that some of them
were militants of terrorist groups, in particular, of the 'Islamic
State,' 'Grey Wolves' and others," Babayan said.

He said that the atrocities the Azerbaijani side committed in
Karabakh, such as beheadings and mutilation of fighters and civilians,
are the ISIS-style crimes.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2...aZA8t1ZvBCA&e=

No one is surprised i would say. It just shows they are desperate to insaw fear and destruction which ofcourse didnt work on armos. Let them show their rue face to the world. The more the merrier. I wish i was on that border now to drink genats with the boys

[burjuin]

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In the military positions of the northern section of Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army

[Haykakan]

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No one is surprised i would say. It just shows they are desperate to insaw fear and destruction which ofcourse didnt work on armos. Let them show their rue face to the world. The more the merrier. I wish i was on that border now to drink

As we have seen, our men are quite capable of taking on the azeris. The infusion of international terrorists into their ranks can be problematic for us. These terrorists are experienced and much braver then the azeris. Their immersion into the azeri ranks can be very dangerous for us because not only will be dealing with much better fighters but because there could now be a endless supply of Islamic soldiers pouring in against us. This scenario threatens not just us but Russia as well and may lead to much stronger support for us. The more I observe the situation the more convinced I am that Alieve is the best thing that could have happened for us. I hope he stays in power a long time and is not overthrown by islamists and the people of Azerbadjan.

[burjuin]

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In the military positions of the northern section of Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army

[burjuin]

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In the military positions of the northern section of Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army

[Mher]

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remember the discussion about peacekeepers and davajanutyun....

Ter-Petrosian Urges Opposition Support For Armenian Government


Emil Danielyan
Հրապարակված է՝ 11.04.2016

Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian on Monday urged the Armenian opposition to put aside its differences with President Serzh Sarkisian and strengthen his hand in crunch negotiations with Azerbaijan which he said will be held soon.

In an interview to Ilur.am published two days after his surprise meeting with Sarkisian, Ter-Petrosian said a “national consolidation” must now the top priority of political and civic groups critical of Armenia’s government.

“As regards the role of opposition forces and the society, it must amount to nothing except a temporary freeze on internal disagreements and a national consolidation,” he said. “Now is not the time to accuse the authorities and try to hold them accountable for mistakes and failings. The war [with Azerbaijan] is about to move from the battlefield to a diplomatic front or very difficult negotiations.”

“Serzh Sarkisian must feel strong at the negotiation table, having the support of his people,” declared the top leader of the opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) who served as Armenia’s first president from 1991-1998.

For its part, the Sarkisian administration, Ter-Petrosian went on, should genuinely combat corruption, strengthen the rule of law, tackle electoral fraud and take other “positive steps” that have long been sought by the opposition. “You can’t disregard the opposition and the people in trouble-free times but expect their support at difficult moments,” he warned.

Sarkisian visited Ter-Petrosian at the latter’s private residence in Yerevan on Saturday to discuss Armenia’s response to heavy fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh that nearly escalated into a full-scale Armenian-Azerbaijani war. Sarkisian’s office said the two bitter political foes spoke about the “need for a national consolidation” in the face of fresh “challenges” awaiting Armenia and Karabakh.

Ter-Petrosian confirmed that he was the one who initiated the meeting. He revealed an April 5 letter to Sarkisian saying that their face-to-face encounter would provide “positive impetus” to the nation and be welcomed by the international community.

“Since Serzh Sarkisian was going to be in Germany in the following days, he replied to me by phone that we will meet at my home on his return, which is what happened,” he told Ilur.am.

The ex-president, who has for years lambasted Sarkisian and sought to unseat him, gave no details of their conversation. He commented instead on Azerbaijan’s April 2 offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, comparing it with the 1973 Arab-Israeli war unleashed by Egypt and Syria.

Ter-Petrosian claimed that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will now try to use the fighting to boost his popularity at home and “strengthen his positions in forthcoming negotiations on a Karabakh settlement.” Armenia should adopt a “tough but constructive” stance in those talks, he said.

Ter-Petrosian suggested that hostilities on the Karabakh “line of contact,” stopped by a Russian-brokered truce on April 5, are unlikely to resume soon. “Russia is able to prevent large-scale ceasefire violations,” he said.

Ironically, Ter-Petrosian was forced to resign in 1998 after advocating a controversial peace deal with Azerbaijan that was opposed by key members of his cabinet, notably then Interior Minister Serzh Sarkisian and Prime Minister Robert Kocharian. The latter succeeded him as Armenia’s president.

The existing Basic Principles of a Karabakh settlement put forward by U.S., Russian and French mediators have many similarities with the propose deal that had led to Ter-Petrosian’s resignation. The ex-president has until now avoided explicitly backing or rejecting them.

The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) was quick to praise Ter-Petrosian’s statements. Armen Ashotian, an HHK deputy chairman, posted the interview on his Facebook page, commenting: “The April war has changed and is changing a lot in our country. Regardless of all kinds of disagreements, we continue to be united by the Homeland.”

Ter-Petrosian’s HAK and virtually all other major opposition parties voiced support for the Armenian military and government immediately after the outbreak of what many in the region are now calling a “four-day war.” None of them supports a solution that would place Karabakh back under Azerbaijani control.

http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/27667550.html

[burjuin]

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In the military positions of the northern section of Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army

[Shant03]

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How is LTP not rotting in a prison is beyond me..

[Joseph]

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Azeri propaganda fail:

http://armedia.am/eng/news/32548/ramil-safarov-not-on-the-front-line-but-at-a-funeral.html

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205984850884634&set=gm.934016106711896&type=3&theater

[armnuke]

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Armenian official: Our 1980s weaponry “neutralized” threat

YEREVAN. – Even though the arms trade market is an open market for Armenia, there are some political restrictions linked to export control, Davit Tonoyan, the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia, told RFE/RL Armenian service.

He noted this commenting on President Serzh Sargsyan’s recent statement that the Armenian army is combating with weapons from the 1980s, whereas the Azerbaijani army arsenal is much more modern.

“There is a gentlemen’s agreement on not supplying military products to a conflict region,” Tonoyan said. “[But] it’s natural that, stemming by necessity, the [respective arms] purchases are made in the countries which don’t have these restrictions.

“Our [i.e. the Armenian side’s] weapon of the [19]80s ‘neutralized’ this [Azerbaijani] threat; that is, it forced the adversary to back up from its original intentions.

“And Israel also offered to Armenia the same [military] products [which it sold to Azerbaijan]. (…) [But] there was no need for it [by the Armenian side] because we gave other solutions to this, and as you can see, these weapons don’t work so successfully.

“Two very major strategic documents are drawn up [by the Armenian side]. They are the Armed Forces Development Plan, and the Arms and Military Equipment Development Plan (…). And the development plan envisions acquiring contemporary, most modern weapons (…) every year.”

http://news.am/eng/news/321651.html