Azeris intensify attacks at border with Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan from Nov 24-30.

Azerbaijan fired over 700 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said. The defense army continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking necessary measures to protect the frontline.

As Panorama.am said earlier quoting Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan, “over the last week Azeri side initiated a number of provocations, shelling Armenia’s positions at the border with the country. Azeris were most active on the night of November 28. The attack, however, was suppressed with no casualties reported on Armenian side.”

Over 14000 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces were reported at the contact line in 2012.

The number of ceasefire violations by Azeris in October totaled 1050, in September - 1185, in August – 1161 and over 1300 and 3750 in July and June respectively.