Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

[Azad]

Another "let's be nice" from our side. Now we pay the price!
The article is written by a neutral (pro azeri) NGO annoyance.

"Azerbaijani military advances on tense Nakhchivan-Armenia border

Azerbaijan's military has advanced further into a no man's land on the border with Armenia, causing panic in the nearby Armenian areas, local media have reported. Armenia's military leadership has tried to downplay the advance, while Azerbaijan has been silent.

The advance seems to have taken place without any fighting, and the Azerbaijani forces remain on their side of the internationally recognized border. But they have reportedly taken up new positions in a previously unoccupied neutral zone in Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan near the Armenian village of Areni."

https://eurasianet.org/s/azerbaijani-military-advances-on-tense-nakhchivan-armenia-border

[Azad]

All they had to do was advance on that hill and secure Areni. See attached map!

[Azad]

Time to build a dam and cut all the water and have security for Areni! Have been saying it for couple years now.

[burjuin]

[burjuin]

Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army

[burjuin]

Armenian Army

[Vahram90]

What are you talking? we are not religious? Dude, every single soldier has his own at least ( Bible, picture of Mary & Jesus, or Jesus) or when they have free time they make Crosses on the ground with rocks or build a small Holy site to pray. You have no clue how much do they pray every night while standing in their trenches. Church, Priest and Religion should be next to our Army. Whether you or anyone who thinks like you like it or not. Key of all the battles and victories was because of our religion. If not what are we doing then ? Lets just merge with Turks and Azeries and be part of Muslim Turkic nations. Duh!

Hahahaha oh man. So, having a secular state and army means to merge with turks? Never read something more stupid.
And you didn't get my point. I am talking about structural problems. The priests should be integrated in the psychological service of the army because they can help the soldiers to handle their fears and problems. That's a good thing. If soldiers want to build a little cross-stone or chapel near the trenches or in the military base they should do it. They should have a place to pray if they want. I like these little pieces of armenian culture too. But it's not good to make religious rituals obligatory because not everyone wants to do this and this should be respected as well. It's not correct to equip our military corps with religious signs because the army belongs to the state and not to the church. And it's not good to make priests march like soldiers in front of our government because our priests don't serve the state. Do you understand these little but important differences?

PS:
The key of all victories can't be our religion itself because we had enough or even more victories before our conversion. And btw the others (muslims etc) aren't less victorious. Religion alone doesn't make you succesful.
Do you live in Armenia? People aren't very religious. They believe in God, but churches aren't well-visted. Religion in Armenia, that's more something annexed to national identity and tradition than religiosity per se.
Why I am saying this? Because my cousins and friends who served in the army told me that the soldiers don't always like these religious things.

[Spetsnaz]

Hahahaha oh man. So, having a secular state and army means to merge with turks? Never read something more stupid.
And you didn't get my point. I am talking about structural problems. The priests should be integrated in the psychological service of the army because they can help the soldiers to handle their fears and problems. That's a good thing. If soldiers want to build a little cross-stone or chapel near the trenches or in the military base they should do it. They should have a place to pray if they want. I like these little pieces of armenian culture too. But it's not good to make religious rituals obligatory because not everyone wants to do this and this should be respected as well. It's not correct to equip our military corps with religious signs because the army belongs to the state and not to the church. And it's not good to make priests march like soldiers in front of our government because our priests don't serve the state. Do you understand these little but important differences?

PS:
The key of all victories can't be our religion itself because we had enough or even more victories before our conversion. And btw the others (muslims etc) aren't less victorious. Religion alone doesn't make you succesful.
Do you live in Armenia? People aren't very religious. They believe in God, but churches aren't well-visted. Religion in Armenia, that's more something annexed to national identity and tradition than religiosity per se.
Why I am saying this? Because my cousins and friends who served in the army told me that the soldiers don't always like these religious things.

I Didn't say having a secular state and army means merging with turks. re-read what i wrote. That's what u interpreted. Can't do much with what u understand.
I live in Armenia, I hold Armenian Passport and i've been in the trenches, posts or whatever. Having religious signs is no bad at all on our military corps. I don't go to the church either, yet i do my praying from my place. Mostly during occasions i visit the church. Army is like the scouts if you have ever been in. Most of the time you are doing activity and not everyone enjoys praying while in Army/scouts. But none will agree with what u are saying cz we are a Christian State. And there is nothing wrong im being/showing your Extremism in your religion. Fedayees had the Cross on their back. Anything wrong in that? If your cousins don't like it, it doesn't mean others don't like. Its like in a group of 10, 1 is gay and you are saying all of them are gay. No offense. anyways you have your point I have my point. No need to continue the argument abt this.

[burjuin]

Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army

[Sukhoi22]

All they had to do was advance on that hill and secure Areni. See attached map!

Razm.info posted accurate maps. They're 2000m from Areni.
Armenian positions are actually inside Nakhichevan.