Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

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President Sargsyan visited the newly constructed compound of the National Security Service Border Troops attached to the RA Government:

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all the defectors of the azeri army and there sad fates after being returned to azerbaijan

Once again on defections from Azerbaijan
April 11, 2011 the Azerbaijani news agencies reported the news to request an investigation by the Office for Serious Crimes of the Military Prosecutor's Office of the neighboring state criminal case against a national army sergeant Anar Hajiyev on Article 274 of the Criminal Code (treason - Panduht). Such news had already become commonplace on both sides of the border between Azerbaijan and the two Armenian states, so now pass almost unnoticed and, accordingly, do not cause as before a wide public resonance. Neither they nor we, unfortunately. Let this news will be an occasion to revisit the issue of defections from the Azerbaijani army.

Recall history. Anar Hanbaba oglu Hajiyev was born in 1990 was drafted in the Azerbaijani army in 2008, the Military Commissariat Geranboy. May 10, 2009 the first sergeant Hajiyev voluntarily moved demarcation line between Azerbaijan and the Republic of Artsakh Hadrut district and surrendered to the soldiers of the NKR Defense Army.

March 17, 2011 as a result of an exchange of prisoners held on the frontline troops in the area Akna (Askeran District) with the participation of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Hajiyev was returned to the opposite side.

Chairman of the Committee against Torture Elchin Behbudov told reporters essence of the claims to the sergeant Hajiyev from the punitive machinery of the state Caucasian Turks, also said that the latter is in remand prison of the Ministry of National Security and on the conditions of detention are not complaining. "Anar Hajiyev consider himself guilty. He said that he regretted his actions. He was given a lawyer. "

Set aside at the time of issue of the "deed" Hajiyev aside. We are interested in this story the following aspects: that's the umpteenth time soldiers of the Azerbaijani army, converted to our side, instead of sending a "third" country, returned to Azerbaijan and is in a neighboring state subject to prosecution.

Do not become prophets, if Predict the result that at home waiting for the inevitable Hajiyev and a sufficiently long period of time. As similarly received sentences most of his predecessors in flight from "the most efficient army in the region." Let us briefly recall the chronology.

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In 1991 (ie before the start of full-scale hostilities between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh - AP) soldier of the Azerbaijani army Rauf Eyvazov, who served in a military unit stationed in Baku, having received a short vacation, arrived in Artsakh relatives. In the suburb of Stepanakert Krkzhane, according to the prosecution, "it recruited the Armenians and the Azeris had set over prisoners of war" (hereinafter string of convictions of materials are given without cuts - AP). 5 days Eyvazov returned to Baku. Withdrawing from the army, he married and moved with his family in Russia. In 1997 he again returned to Baku and began to attend rehabilitation center, where he was, according to the materials charge, "was recognized by one of former prisoners of war, over which Eyvazov mocked in captivity in Nagorno-Karabakh." April 27, 2004 Azerbaijani court found him guilty under Article 274 of the Criminal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment. Such a severe penalty is due simply enough: The mother Eivazova - Armenian, and this is in Azerbaijan for a mortal sin. Yes, and charged a reasonable question. Say, are: how managed to recruit Eivazova in Azeri hands at that time Krkzhane, in what was the point of recruitment and oversight of Eivazova to the prisoners, if he was in Artsakh only 5 (! - AP) days? And where "prisoners" in 1991? But such discrepancies are unlikely to interest the Azerbaijani judicial machine. Meanwhile, the fate of Rauf Eyvazov just tragic. 16 August 2007 he was serving a life sentence in the Gobustan prison, cut his wrists and stabbed wounds in the abdomen but survived. 12 September the same year he went on hunger strike, demanding the replacement of life imprisonment to 15 years imprisonment. A few days later the strike had joined about two dozen inmates and Eyvazov in protest sewed his mouth thread. The prisoners demanded a meeting with representatives of the European Parliament, as well as chairman of the Constitutional Court F. Abdullayev and advocate E. Zeynalov and insisted that their appeal sent to President Ilham Aliyev and his wife - the head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Aliev, was transferred to the recipients ...

August 4, 2003 from 274 article (treason - PA) of the Criminal Code for 7 years was sentenced Nadir oglu Sarmas Makhmudov born in 1968, a native of Hadrut (formerly Jebrail - AP) region. Makhmudov, being a police officer was captured Defense Army of Artsakh in October 1993 in the village of Araz-Yaglyvend Fizuli, and in December of 1995 under the mediation of staff Iranian Red Crescent Society, he returned to his homeland. According to materials of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan, "while in captivity, the defendant actively cooperated with the Armenian invaders, he was appointed warden of the Azerbaijani prisoners, subjected them to torture, participated in the humiliation of their honor and dignity, took away the prisoners issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross, warm clothes and food , which subsequently passed the Armenian officers, passed the enemy information of interest to members of the Armenian secret services. Armenians, as a sign of trust and assessment of merit traitor, often treated to liquor, cigarettes, food, due diligence raised Mahmudov position by appointing a senior warden. " It is interesting that Makhmudov was arrested in the autumn of 2002. Subsequently, while serving time in the Huon number 9 in the village. Bean near Baku, the 274th article he was replaced by Article 115.2 (cruel or inhuman treatment of prisoners, subjecting them to torture - AP). Add that in the conclusion Makhmudov engaged in writing, his prose of the heroic life of prisoners of Azerbaijanis in the Armenian cruel torture chambers "was published in the newspaper, closed today Fatullayev" Real Azerbaijan "and even cause seizures tearful delight of some of Armenian dissidents.

Similarly, at 10 years' imprisonment under Art. 260 of the Criminal Code (criminal acts of war in captivity - PA) has been convicted a soldier of the Azerbaijani army Heydar Alimardanov taken prisoner Defense Army of Artsakh in 1993 Martakert region of NKR, and transferred to Azerbaijan in the 1995th.

Another of the condemned - Natick Hakverdiev. He was captured in April 1993 Karvachar was handed to the Azerbaijani side in 1995 and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for the same 260th article.

On 260th and a number of other articles of 10 years was convicted serviceman Sun AR Garay Nagiyev, taken prisoner in 1993 in Shahumyan region and transferred to Azerbaijan in 1995.

9 years' imprisonment on a number of articles, including the 260th, received and Khagani Rzayev, taken prisoner in 1993-th in the Hadrut district (formerly Fizuli - SP), and returned to Azerbaijan in 1995.


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As time passed, Heydar Aliyev, the Azerbaijani political inheritance of the throne was succeeded by his son Ilham. But the attitude towards its own soldiers, who visited "on the other side, was just harder.

January 8, 2003 while trying to break subversive intelligence group in the territory of Karabakh was wounded and taken prisoner by a soldier of the Azerbaijani army Elmeddin Gyulaga oglu Abiyev. Armenian doctors operated on him in a military hospital NKR. Throughout the period of treatment Abiyev regularly visited by ICRC and the OSCE, as well as non-governmental organizations of Nagorno Karabakh. 6 February of that year he was transferred to the Azerbaijani side on the frontline of the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan in the area Akna (Askeran District), and then sentenced to longer prison term.

February 13, 2003 in the area Akna on the Armenian side was Azerbaijani soldier Hamid Alekperov. After 5 days in the same area, he was exchanged for a military contractor, the NKR Defense Army Smbat Pogosyan.

June 30, 2004 at the junction of Aghdam AR and Askeran NKR was detained Azerbaijani soldier, Aydin Huseynov, born 1985, native of Baku, called to active military service Binagadi military enlistment office. July 19 the same year he transferred to the Azerbaijani side, where in 2005 he was convicted under Article 274 for 12 years in prison.

August 6, 2004 in passing a line of demarcation at the border between Azerbaijan and Terter NKR Martakert region, was detained members of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Anar Samedov, called Shusha (? - AP) MER. After a week under the mediation of the ICRC he was handed over to the Azerbaijani side. All the time spent in the NKR Samedov staff of Nagorno-Karabakh of the ICRC was granted unimpeded access to this service member.

16 November 2004 on the Armenian side was an ordinary enlisted Cavalry Regiment, stationed in Tovuz region, Zaur Veyisov. According to the Azerbaijani military investigators Veyisov voluntarily left his post, being taken prisoner, immediately agreed to cooperate with the Armenian secret service, has received for this agreement of $ 1000, and quickly returned to his post. "Obtained from the Armenians in 1000 dollars Veyisova selected his immediate supervisor, platoon commander Lieutenant Rufat Badirhanov, who advised the slave" do not work on the Armenians for nothing. " After that, according to investigators, Veyisov repeatedly "passed secret information to the enemy on the number of troops and armaments" and shared the money received for it to Badirhanovym, as well as the commander of the Ragimov Mamedsharifovym. December 22, 2005 th Military Collegium of the Court for Grave Crimes sentenced Veyisova to 14 years imprisonment. A February 6, 2006 were convicted and Badirhanov Mamedsharifov - by 6 and 5 years respectively.

Apart from them in 2004, "the line" visited and Ismail Pirverdiyev designed Absheron military enlistment office and returned to the Armenian side on the border with Nahidzhevanskoy autonomy.

February 15, 2005 in the northeast of the NKR Martakert region on the Armenian side immediately went three Azerbaijani soldiers - Sergeant Ruslan Khagani oglu Bakirov born in 1985, called Shamkhor military enlistment office, ordinary Khayal Idris oglu Abdullayev, born in 1986, designed to serve the Military Commissariat of Gandzak and Hikmet Adem oglu Tagiyev born in 1983, designed to Imishli military enlistment office. May 7, 2005-th in the Akna (Askeran District) through the ICRC all three returned to Azerbaijan, where they were immediately arrested and handed over to the military prosecutor Terter and 7 October the same year - condemned by the Court of Serious Crimes under Articles 274 (treason ), 334.3 (desertion on the line of duty), 338.1 (violation of the rules of combat duty), 341.3 (abuse of power in a combat environment) of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan Republic. Bakirov and Abdullayev received 12 years imprisonment in a penal colony, Tagiyev was sentenced to 11 years.

Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan in connection with the three escapees told frightened townsfolk azerotyurkskim wrenching story about the "secret collaboration" with the defendants in Armenian secret services, of treason in a "damage national security, sovereignty, territorial integrity and defense" of the country on assignment Bakirov Armenians agent alias "Ramin", about ready to attack on President Aliyev, Jr., of the planned "explosions in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, gas pipelines, and at the International Airport named after Heydar Aliyev, as well as conducting photo shoots for various military strategic sites and send those photos to Armenia, and other rubbish, for which the Armenians allegedly going to pay nouveau "Shtirlitsa" for 3-4 thousand dollars for each share. For completeness we add that one of the failed "Armenian spies" - Abdullaev for all that could neither read nor write!

5 May 2005 on the Armenian side was a soldier of the Azerbaijani army Orhan Safarov, born in 1986, a native of Sharur district Nahidzhevanskoy autonomy. After 8 days he was returned to Azerbaijan, where he received 12 years' imprisonment under Articles 274 and 334.3 of the Criminal Code. It remains only to note that in the case of Safarov installed a kind of "record" a short stay in captivity as compared with the value obtained for this period.

August 3, 2005 on the Armenian side was Ensign of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ramil Ilyas oglu Khudaverdiyev born in 1983, native of the village Ermon Vayots Dzor Marz, RA, designed in 2003 Khatai MERs. 24 August the same year, on the border of Tavush region mediated by the ICRC, he was returned to the adjacent side and sentenced to lengthy prison term.

December 7, 2006 in Askeran region of NKR on the Armenian side has passed an ordinary Azerbaijani Army, an ethnic Avar Vusal Mahammad oglu Garajayev born in 1988, called Belokan military enlistment office. Summoned by the way, being asthmatic. He said he had fled because of the constant beatings and beatings by fellow officers. In his case it is interesting to recall that, speaking to reporters, Arkady Ghukasian (at the time - the NKR President - AP) remarked that if "Garajayev will be returned to Azerbaijan, he faces years of imprisonment." The statement by the President of Artsakh, and then promptly responded very emotionally variegated bureaucrats of the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan. In particular, the press officer of the agency one I. Verdiyev said that the words Ghukasian are part of the Armenian propaganda. " However, the "Armenian propaganda", as usual, proved to be more honest than the fiery pathos Azerbaijani defencists: December 23, 2006 under the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross near the village of Bash-Karvend Agdam Garadzhaeva handed to the Azerbaijani side, where he was arrested by the military prosecutor's office. And the guy was not even allowed to meet with parents. Deputy Head of the Working Group of the State Commission on POWs, Hostages and Missing Persons Eldar Samedov soldier told his mother that her son was handed over to the Azerbaijani side, handed to the Ministry of Defence, and on this mission of the group is finished.

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And on May 15, 2007 Garajayev was sentenced to 11 years in prison under articles 274 and 338.1 of the Criminal Code. This is despite the fact that during interrogations, he named names of four of their tormentors. And when you consider that the Armenian side Garajayev was only three (! - AP) weeks, clearly explain what crime he could commit such a short period of time that would justify such a severe punishment, it is possible unless the non-Turkic nationality unfortunate soldier.

But on the eve of the history of Garadzhaevym, due to mass surrender of Azerbaijani servicemen captured by Armenians, in the local Milli Majlis to even consider the proposal to establish parliamentary group to monitor the situation in the army. However, the then Speaker Oktay Assad said: "We did not audit to conduct audits, and reports on delivery of Azerbaijani servicemen in captivity, they say, are nothing more than a provocation ... the Armenian side, which is not even worth responding. Comments, as they say, are unnecessary. But, however, continue.

December 24, 2006 to one of the Armenian military posts of the military unit in Tavush Marz Republic of Armenia came up and surrendered to the conscripts Azeri soldier Samir Nizami Mamedov born in 1987, aimed at the service in 2005, the Military Commissariat Agsteva (Akstafa). The reason for fleeing Mamedov became systematic harassment and beatings by officers. Go to the fate of the soldier, we will return below.

31 December 2006 on the southern section of the contact line (Hadrut region) on the Armenian side has passed an ordinary Aldaniz Beyali oglu Nureyev born in 1976, designed to serve the military commissariat of the district of Aksu in July 2005. January 16, 2007 under the mediation of the ICRC Nureyev returned to Azerbaijan. A week later, the military prosecutor's office in Baku arrested Nureyev, charging him under articles 274, 334.3 and 338.1. According to the indictment, this soldier, left the military unit, led a "hostile activities against Azerbaijan and passed state secrets to the military sphere, the opposite side.

March 9, 2008 in the village Kolagir Tavush region on the Armenian side came Yaqub Allahverdi oglu Mukhtarov born in 1989, called to active military service in October 2007, military offices of the city of Sheki. The soldier said that on this day he has once again turned to the Command with a request to send him to the hospital for treatment, but was refused, was also brutally beaten. His body Armenian military doctors found traces of beatings and old bruises, which, according to Azerbaijani soldier, were the result of hazing. April 24 of that year near the village of Bala Jafarli Kazakh region of Azerbaijan Mukhtarov was handed to the Azerbaijani side and subsequently sentenced to lengthy prison term.

April 11, 2008 in the village Yusifjanly Agdam on the Armenian side moved soldier 190th Brigade of Azerbaijani Armed Forces soldier Vusal Shirsultan oglu Heybat born in 1989, native of the village Hilmilli Gobustan district. 3 May the same year in the Akna (Askeran District) through the ICRC, he was transferred to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, 21 January 2009 the first received 11 years in prison - all in the same 274th article. In the case of this soldier, "treason" was that, according to the inquiry, being "in captivity Heybat handed side of the enemy information of military secrets." Incidentally, V. Heybat filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Azerbaijan Republic, but as you know, to no avail.

8 October 2008 on the Armenian side voluntarily joined ordinary Rafiq Rahman oglu Hasanov, born in 1989, native of the village Yusifjanly Agdam. The soldier said that he had been systematically abused and battered as in the arrangement of the 707th Brigade in Kazakh, and at the contact line. Fleeing from the humiliation, he even went to the bow. However, after the hospital bullying continued. Note that this soldier also could neither read nor write (and this is a trend! - SP). April 7, 2010 at the contact line between the settlements of the Republic of Armenia and Erashavan Sadarak Nahidzhevanskoy autonomy Hasanov handed to the Azerbaijani side, where he was immediately arrested by the military prosecutor, and already 20 August the same year - was sentenced by the Military Court for Serious Crimes in Articles 274 and 334 (unauthorized abandonment of a military unit) of the Criminal Code to 13 years imprisonment for "to the enemy, spying, revealing state secrets to a foreign state, providing assistance to a foreign state, foreign organization or their representatives in carrying out hostile activities against the Republic of Azerbaijan".

August 27, 2010 on the Armenian side voluntarily moved sergeant of Azerbaijani Armed Forces Roman Huseynov. 18 March 2011 was circulated information about what Roman Huseynov not want to return to Azerbaijan. The reasons for this reluctance is understandable. Especially if you pay attention, that of all the huge list above just lucky Samir Mammadov, who could achieve for themselves to a third country. Though I must admit that Mamedov spoke to the President of Armenia to grant him refugee status in our state, but this decision was made only after receipt of the refusal.

But the fact that Mamedov was happy to avoid the torture chambers of Azerbaijan, called on the shores of the Caspian shaped tantrum. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan Eldar Sabiroglu nicknamed "pig in uniform," even ruefully lamented: "We do not know what country sent Mamedov. I even admit that maybe it and live there, and they tell us - he is in a third country. " Hard to believe that even with all its "mighty" intelligence "pig" does not know that sending Mamedov in a third country not involved in the Armenian side, and a respected and well known even to him a humanitarian organization.

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But only defectors in Azerbaijan is not limited. In addition to personally visited the "captivity" in the dock are often soldiers, do not go to the Armenian side. Such, for example, Binali Mamedaliyev, Shahryar Islamov Shamhal Agadzhamalov and Parvez Habib. June 16, 2006 Military Collegium of the Court for Especially Serious Crimes returned a verdict in the case of four soldiers from a military unit stationed in Fizuli accused of "transfer of the Armenian side to classified information." According to Articles 274 and 338.1 of the Criminal Code Mamedaliev (he was arrested in 2005 - PA) won for 12 years, Islam and Agadzhamalov - 11 years and 6 months, Habib - 11 years' imprisonment in a penal colony.

January 19, 2007 the Military Court for Serious Crimes has sentenced another soldier accused of treason. Armed Forces of Azerbaijan Ilkin Shohleddin oglu Huseynov was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment under Articles 274 and 335.2 (evasion of military service by personal injury or other means).

28 August 2007 the Military Court for Serious Crimes convicted servicemen Sun AP from a military unit stationed in the village at the station Horadiz Fizuli and arrested Jan. 11, 2007 - Elchin Akhmedov, Ramil Mamedagaeva and Agasalima Salimova under articles 274 and 338.1 of the Criminal Code to 14 , 13 and 12 years' imprisonment respectively. According to the prosecution, "the soldiers Elchin Akhmedov, in January 2006 while on duty, was kidnapped by Armenian scouts. Then with the other posts were stolen Agasalim Salimov and Ramil Mamedagaev. After the soldiers had wormed a military secret, they were brought back. Due to these circumstances, soldiers, no one missed, and returned in part, they did not report about his capture. Armenian intelligence, blackmailing of these soldiers, they received information of a military secret. " Note that Shirvan Court of Appeal considered the appeal of troops, leaving the sentence is in force.

May 15, 2008 the Military Court for Serious Crimes has sentenced five soldiers of the Azerbaijani army, accused of treason. Seyran Ismiyev and Mubariz Shikhaliev were sentenced to 14 years, and Famil Agayev Nofel Babayev and Shamaddin Guliyev - 13 years' imprisonment. According to the prosecution, these soldiers who served in the military unit stationed on the territory of Beylagan, leaving the post at the time of combat duty, went on the Armenian side, where "handed over military secrets to his company" the enemy. Representing where the Artsakh, and where Beylagan, it remains only to recall a phrase from a famous joke: "Where the Kura, where's my house!" .. "

In May 2009 the Military Court for Grave Crimes passed criminal litigation troops Parviz Gamidov and Polad Gasimov accused under articles 274, 276 (espionage) and 338.1 of the Criminal Code. According to the indictment, soldiers defected to the enemy and was given a state secret Armenian secret services.

17 September 2009 the Military Court for Grave Crimes issued the verdict on four other soldiers accused in articles 274 and 338.1 (violation of the rules of combat duty to timely detect and repel a sudden attack against the Azerbaijan Republic or maintenance of its security, if the act could harm the interests of national security) of the Criminal Code. The prosecution claims the soldiers' repeated willfully abandoned his post, met with Armenian troops and issued a state secret Armenian secret services. " According to the verdict of the court, which lasted 5 months, Murshud Bagirov was sentenced to 14 years, Orhan Ismailov - to 13, Elchin Mammadov - to 12, Shamo Dashdamirov - to 10-a-half years in prison.

In August 2009 the Military Court for Serious Crimes was held loud lawsuit against an entire group of soldiers of one of the military units of Defense of Azerbaijan, dislocated in the Goranboy region, charged under articles 150.1 (sexual assault), 228 (illegal possession of weapons), 274, 333 ( unauthorized abandonment of a military unit or duty station), 338, 341 (abuse of power, excess or inactivity of the authorities), 349 (intentional destruction or damage to military property) of the Criminal Code. Senior lieutenant and a sergeant Khagani Javadov Elchin Mammadov were sentenced to 15 years imprisonment (of them in prison first must spend 5 years, second - 4), junior sergeant Samir Tagiyev and Private Suleyman Aliyev - 12 years old, Lt. Rashad Abyshev - 2 years prison work. According to the indictment, Javadov, and Mamedov, 2006-2008. repeatedly passed on the Armenian side and at the same time have led to the Armenians soldiers who raped there (hopefully not this was meant by "damage to military property - AP). The most interesting thing that Javadov and Mamedov had been prosecuted after six months after discharge from the army, but the charges were completely built on the testimony of one of the condemned - Suleyman Aliyev. Parents as defendants claimed that the charges against their sons accusations are absolutely groundless and provocative military prosecutors, and testimony given under pressure from the investigation.

Even more amazing trial ended in the Military Collegium of the Court for Grave Crimes April 1, 2010 (this is not an April Fool's joke - SP). The defendants appeared conscripts, hidden under the initials NI charged under articles 274, 338.1, 232.2.1 (theft or possession of firearms, component parts, ammunition, explosives or explosive devices, a group of persons by prior agreement - PA) of the Criminal Code. According to the indictment, this soldier of the military unit of Defense of Azerbaijan, dislocated in Dashkesan district, was commissioned an ensign of the same part Anar Allahverdiyev employees of the intelligence services of Armenia. Next begins the real erotic detective. "Armenians, using sexual assault against a soldier, recorded the scene on videotape, and then threats to the spread of the video tape" forced him to give details of the ammunition depot, arming its military unit, and other information of military secrets. " Once again I repeat - it's not April Fools joke. Since the "rape the Armenians" is not released NI from prosecution: he was sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment to be served in the colony. As for the "landlord" - Ensign Allahverdiyev, apart from the standard charges of treason he was charged with Article 338.1 - "breaking the rules of combat duty, as well as article 341.1 -" abuse of power, excess or inactivity of the authorities. " The prosecution contended that Allahverdiyev also "was recruited by the Armenian secret service and gave them information about the military unit in which he served." Added that he Allahverdiyev guilt or not guilty.

Thus, all the people we now have listed, have been declared "Armenian spies" and sentenced to lengthy prison terms. And please note, this data without proper defectors! Add to that more than three dozen military servicemen have been convicted of high treason "in 2007 - 2008, respectively, and the picture will be comprehensive. And all such courts, without exception, held behind closed doors. Well, the trend seen in every rustle of leaves demonic "Armenian trace", so to speak, is evident.

In connection with these developments has been forced to curtail its activities in Azerbaijan International Working Group on the release of prisoners and the search for missing persons and hostages in the conflict zone. The reasons for such a move clearly puts its co-chairman Bernhard Clasen:

"We are concerned over these developments: Azerbaijani prisoners of war for the liberation of many of whom served our group, after being released from Armenian captivity in the hands of military prosecutors of Azerbaijan, and after some time receive a severe punishment for" treason. " It turns out that we helped the liberation of prisoners of war, and many of them later at home were sentenced to long terms. Currently there are no guarantees that the former POW is not condemned to return, we are not prepared to deal with the issue of prisoners of war. We have addressed a letter to the President of Azerbaijan on this issue, but did not receive a response. "

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In summary I would say the following. Over the years, the adjacent side of the truce was passed around 1100 Azerbaijani soldiers who fell on the Armenian side in different ways and for different reasons. It is known that between the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides there is agreement that the soldiers taken prisoner would be issued without further delay, immediately after filtration. But if the Armenian side, instead of returning prisoners to the State of Azeri Turks has developed mechanisms for transferring them to a third country / countries, the flow of defectors from Azerbaijan to Armenia and Karabakh would increase significantly. Tracking growing exponentially statistics Army suicides and crossbows from its eastern neighbors, it is easy to conclude that the flow of defectors from the Republic of Azerbaijan in any case will continue to increase.

On the causes of these processes is clearly expressed Director Human Rights Centre of Azerbaijan Eldar Zeynalov:

"The soldiers of the Azerbaijani army because of hazing forced to flee to the Armenian captivity. And such cases are many. Most of the soldiers who were fleeing from the Army, doing so only because they can not stand bullying and hazing. Hazing - it is also corruption on the part of the officer corps, when officers extort money from the military for any reason. "

With this agreement, and an independent military expert Alakbar Mammadov, who believes that Azerbaijani soldiers cross the line of contact, to escape the chaos reigning in the Azerbaijani army. And he adds:

"If earlier the majority of deaths in the Army accounted for the disease, there is now a different picture: soldiers commit suicide, unable to endure bullying by colleagues or an earlier appeal by the authorities."

Of course, running from the Azerbaijani army (and it's clear to everyone) not to us. Fleeing from horrific conditions of service of hazing and bullying, violence, including sexual abuse, by officers and older soldiers, from hunger and cold, yet (and this just did not dare say Azerbaijani human rights activists - AP) reluctance to die under Armenian bullets for unrealistic ideas of revenge blown. Run as Azeri Turks, as well as representatives of the indigenous peoples of Azerbaijan under the yoke of azeroturok - and in the military and in civilian life. Flee to Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Iran. Political and military leadership of Azerbaijan considers their usual deviators, and nothing more. But those who crossed the western border of the Sultanate of fuel oil in the direction of the two Armenian states, automatically become "traitors" and "traitors." Moreover, in the neighboring state there is tacit (in certain circles - quite a vowel - AP) The installation of the criminal prosecution of those who visited on the Armenian side.

Here is what the director of public association "Society of Human Research" human rights activist Avaz Hasanov:

"Most of the Azerbaijani soldiers, who are released from Armenian captivity under the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons have been convicted for the return to Azerbaijan. And they were accused of not more or less as high treason. "

This attitude to its own soldiers is a historical precedent as a Stalin's orders number 270 and number 227, according to which any soldier who has got or surrendering a prisoner, was declared a traitor to the motherland. And there is a certain symbolism in the fact that the followers of Stalin's orders were just "Azeri" - Turkic ethnic conglomerate that got its present name, it is thanks to the bloody "father of nations".

In our own power to make sure that people who do not wish to see in the Armenians of enemies to shoot at Armenian soldiers dream of simply leave forever genocidal Azeri Turk State, not surrendered at the mercy of Azerbaijan's repressive machine. Because the overwhelming majority of defectors from the Azerbaijani army it would be better not qualify as prisoners of war, but rather as refugees from political repression of the neighboring state. Corresponding structures in Armenia and Artsakh is still, finally, think about it. Especially received in response to our humanness, respect agreements and return to integrity and safety of a civilian (Eldar Tagiyev villager Alibayli Tovuz - SP), the tormented beasts azerotyurkskim body 20-year Manvel Saribekian.

And throughout the history of the sergeant Hajiyev, with which we began this article, one positive for the moment the Armenian side does exist: due to this exchange was released from captivity and azerskogo, after nearly 2 years, finally returned home villager Haghartsin Tavush marz Arthur Badalian. We wish him health.

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You can find the Armenian and Russian versions of this article in the link.
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DEFENSE DOCTRINE OF ARMENIA IN THE CONTEXT OF MIDEASTERN REVOLUTIONS

Published: 19/04/2011Posted in: ARMENIAN RESISTANCE, Analysis, Armenia @en, GEOGRAPHY
This article was first published in Armenian and Russian in the

“Sobesednik Armenii/Hayastani Zrutsakits” weekly (Yerevan),

№ 12 (175), 1 April 2011

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Armenia opened up geopolitically, falling, inter alia, under the influence of Middle Eastern political turbulence. Meanwhile, the events of historical proportions that occurred in the Middle East within the last three months have already led to revolutions, riots, civil wars, as well as international military intervention. Today, the area of geopolitical instability has expanded from the “Arab arc” to the borders of Armenia; in particular, the probability of outbreak of a new conflict, whether internal or external, in neighboring Iran is quite high.

Hence, it is necessary to re-examine Armenia’s geostrategic situation, paying special attention to the military threats to its security and the means of their neutralization. I strongly believe that the grand failures in the nation-building process would not have happened in Armenia if an adequate defense doctrine and military policy, based on long-term threats, were in place during the past two decades.

Armenia’s defense doctrine must be (and, in all probability, it is) based on ensuring military security in all four directions: Northern (Georgia), Southern (Iran), Western (Turkey), Eastern and South-Western (Azerbaijan and Nakhijevan). Currently, Iran and Georgia present no military threat to Armenia, while the Turkish-Azerbaijani threat is more than real.

Georgian and Iranian fronts

Nevertheless, providing reliable defensibility on both Georgian and Iranian fronts is a must. First of all, Turkish and Azerbaijani troops can use these border areas (in particular, the Georgian section) for invading Armenia. Besides, on the Georgian front, no matter how undesirable it may be, certain actions aimed at protecting the Armenians in Javakhk (an Armenian-populated region in Georgia) are not excluded. And, on the Iranian front, problems could arise with the Turkish-speaking inhabitants of Iranian Azerbaijan, in case of possible future protests by this group against the central government of Iran.

Azerbaijani front

Leaders and senior officials of Armenia have repeatedly emphasized the possibility of a new Azerbaijani aggression. For example, key provisions of this realistic point of view have been clearly stated in a ten-year-old speech by a former Deputy Minister of Defense:

“Today, and in the foreseeable future, a real threat of military aggression by Azerbaijan against the Republic of Armenia (RoA) and Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) can definitely be regarded as the main threat to Armenia’s security. At that very moment, when political and military leaders of Azerbaijan would believe that they possess military superiority over Armenia, the war will become inevitable. It will be directed not only against the NKR, but also against RoA, because the Azerbaijani leadership is of the opinion that the return of Karabakh would be impossible without Armenia’s military defeat.”

However, in considering future scenarios for repelling possible Azerbaijani aggression, it is necessary to bear in mind one key factor – Armenia must always be able to deliver a crushing defeat to Azerbaijan single-handedly. The point is that during a potential Armenian-Azerbaijani war, two factors make Russian intervention on the side of Armenia unpredictable. First of all, like Armenia, Azerbaijan is also a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an international organization of great importance to Russia. Therefore such intervention will severely compromise the CIS and undermine its viability. More important is the fact that if Armenia becomes incapable of defending against Azerbaijan, it will lose its “strategic ally” value for Russia. In concurrence with the weakening of Armenia, the interest of Russia (as well as Iran, China and other potential allies) in supporting the strength and security of Armenia will subside as well. And the opposite is also true: the stronger Armenia is militarily, the more willing Russia and other friendly countries will be to support us. In the foreseeable future, the international benchmark of strategic value of Armenia will be its capability to confront Azerbaijan independently. Hence, in regard to the Azerbaijani front, Armenia should base its contingency planning on the scenario of a “tęte-ŕ-tęte” war with Azerbaijan and should not place too much hope on the possibility of Russia’s direct military assistance. Тhis does not imply, however, that Armenia should refrain from doing all it can to receive such assistance from Russia.

Turkish front

One of the consequences of the insufficient development and formulation of Armenia’s military politics is that the doctrine of Armenian defensive-liberation war in case of possible aggression by Turkey remains unclear both for an ordinary citizen and the government of Armenia. It is true that a number of current international factors strictly reduce the likelihood of a Turkish invasion. These factors include:

a) the existence of the Armenian-Russian military alliance and combat-ready Armenian Army;

b) serious internal and external problems of Turkey (the Kurdish problem and resistance, complications caused by the continuing occupation of Northern Cyprus and the process of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, political tension between the Islamist political leadership and the traditionally secular army, etc.);

c) in case of an invasion into Armenia, Turkey will be facing the threat of condemnation by a number of international organizations and states, including political and economic sanctions and pressure: an intense reaction will come particularly from Russia, Iran, Greece, Cyprus, Syria, the European Union, and, very possibly, the United States;

d) The Armenian Diaspora will play its role as well.

Thus, in current geopolitical conditions Turkey is unlikely to make a decision to invade Armenia, fearing an additional serious international headache. Having the aforementioned circumstances in mind, Turkey has been trying to realize its program of Armenia’s ultimate destruction not by resorting to blatant aggression, but by the “hands” of his junior ally, Azerbaijan, and the imposition of an economic blockade.

However, the foregoing arguments do not imply that the safeguarding of the Turkish front of Armenia should be removed from the agenda. The obstacles to Turkish invasion mentioned above should be regarded as neither absolute, nor eternal. In the event of any significant changes in the world or in the region, the Turkish authorities can re-calculate and conclude that, on the one hand, the final defeat of Armenia is more important than a short-lived international condemnation, and that, on the other hand, the large-scale or “limited” aggression against Armenia from a military point of view will be a rapid and easy operation, much like the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Such calculations will also consider the fact that Armenia’s destruction will increase the influence of Turkey in the Caucasus, the Middle East and Central Asia, finally bringing to realization her dreams of becoming a regional superpower.

Fundamentals of Armenia’s defense doctrine

Taking the foregoing factors into consideration, the Armenian defense doctrine should satisfy two essential requirements:

(1) The capacity of Armenia to independently confront and win wars with Azerbaijan: it should be clear that Russian commitment to the security of Armenia is grounded, first and foremost, on strategic calculations made in Moscow rather than the “historical friendship and fraternity of the Armenian and Russian peoples,” or other similar notions. If, or as soon as, Armenia is deprived of its capacity to autonomously cope with Azerbaijan, the strategic value of Armenia for Russia would evaporate, in turn causing any Russian military commitment to Armenia to be withdrawn. In the end, the Kremlin will lose its last ally in Transcaucasia and will be forced to completely abandon this traditional sphere of its influence. The West, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia, hand in hand, would collaborate to arrive at this outcome.

(2) A defense alliance with at least one external power or a group of states which would neutralize the Turkish threat: In the foreseeable future, only Russia can be interested and willing to play such a role. However, there is no 100 percent guarantee that Russia necessarily and automatically will do so in time of emergency. Of course, such protection also implies Armenia’s significant dependence on Russia and a tangible shrinking of its latitude for conducting independent foreign policy. But this dependence would not have been felt so acutely if the Armenian authorities drew a definite perimeter, outside of which ignoring the country’s national dignity and vital interests would be considered impermissible. This has not been done and, as a result, we periodically witness the extreme inequity and, consequently, the relative unreliability of the Russian-Armenian strategic partnership (the most recent example was the official visit of Turkish Prime Minister to Moscow on March 16th of this year and the most cordial presidential reception extended to him on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the signing of the infamous anti-Armenian Treaty of Moscow, which – from the point of view of international law – is an invalid document and which legalized the results of the Armenian Genocide and ceded additional territories from Armenia).

Unfortunately, Armenia is not able to ensure the safety of its Turkish front alone; therefore, it cannot act like Israel, a state in a comparable geopolitical situation. Israel’s defense doctrine is based primarily on its own capabilities and does not allow reliance on the guarantees provided by any ally state. The objective of Armenia’s military policy should be precisely the same – to strive for maximum self-sufficiency in defense capabilities.

Thus, the reiteration of what I stated as early as 1998 is fully appropriate: the first point of the Armenian defense doctrine, the preservation of independent capacity to confront and win a possible war against Azerbaijan, still requires constant and unrestricted Armenian military control over Nagorno-Karabakh; that is, the presence of the Armenian army in Karabakh and the absence of any other military force from the territory.

“Any other military force” could imply only the U.S. and NATO troops, who seek for a chance to establish their presence in this region under the guise of “peacekeepers.” On the other hand, Russia is unlikely to be able – primarily due to the lack of a sufficiently powerful “support group” consisting of strong allies – to conduct large-scale independent “peacekeeping” operations beyond its actual borders, which include the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the south. As the unfolding of events surrounding Libya in the UN Security Council and then in the Mediterranean demonstrated, “a military parade’’ on the planet is still commanded by the United States and its allies. Yet it is precisely this reality as well as the unpredictability of the situation in the Middle East that have dramatically increased the strategic importance of Armenia, especially for Russia, which, unlike the US, simply does not have any other allies in the region. The Kremlin is obviously diminishing and casually underestimating the great role that Armenia (RoA+NKR) can potentially play as an ally of Russia in the Greater Middle East. It seems Moscow still does not understand that, under current conditions, it is far more beneficial for Russia to help Armenia become a strong ally, rather than a weak client state. Exactly 1000 years ago the same mistake was made by the Byzantine Empire, which at first undermined and devoured Armenia, but was very soon forced to surrender it to the Turks, and forever lost its former political clout and military might in the region.

At the same time, the political authorities of the Republic of Armenia, although detached from reality and having driven the country and themselves into a profound crisis, must, in spite of everything, catch sight of the geopolitical landscape of the region, which has radically changed within just three months, and do their best to adequately protect and lobby the interests of Armenia in the international arena. No one will do this in Armenia’s stead!

Armen AYVAZYAN

Doctor of Political Sciences

http://www.ardarutyun.org/?p=4163&lang=en

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AIR DEFENSE OF ARMY OF DEFENSE NKR-ARTSAKH:

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PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2010, South Africa (South Africa) exported to Azerbaijan military equipment worth $ 17,674,395. Information about this extended National Committee for conventional arms control in South Africa.
Information about which products have been exported from South Africa to Azerbaijan in 2010, has not been announced.
In 2009, South African companies to export to Azerbaijan at $ 22,515,775. In 2009, Azerbaijan has been sold mainly by Paramount Group 10 armored vehicles such as «Marauder» South African production, says Azeri news agency APA.

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Georgian FM Visits Armenia

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Georgia is still against Russian base, which is understandable. They allow transport orf military cargo to Azerbaijan. If Armenia is denied the right to transport military cargo for its own use, then we are basically we are at a state of war with Georgia also. Kinda sad situation, hopefully Georgia wont back-stab Armenia like that.

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Georgia stabed us in the back in 1915! Stalin gave Ararat to the toork, what makes you think they will not stab you in the back now?

We are blind as a race we keep making the same mistakes with the same people!

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The other day on Armenian television, there was a broadcast. In 1947, Stalin planned to attack Turkey, to take territories of Western Armenia, everything was planned, even a governor was appointed, but Georgia wanted to part of the territories of Western Armenia, they are failed to compromise and the invasion was canceled