79 Azeri army soldiers killed, 62 are “non-combat losses” - researchOctober 22, 2012 - 17:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Doctrine” Azerbaijan-based Journalists’ Military Research Center announced the statistics of the losses in the country’s security and defense sector in 2012. 17 deaths were characterized as fatal casualties in the Karabakh conflict zone, including 15 claimed to be killed in Armenian shooting and two blown up on a landmine. According to monitoring results, non-combat losses amounted to 62 persons, including 1 who died under unidentified circumstances, 7 perished in accidents, 9 died from diseases, 12 killed in car accidents, 9 killed in acts of violence, 8 killed over negligence, 15 committed suicides, and one was killed during a special operation, MilAz.info reported. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |