  Armenian troops repel 3 Azeri subversive groups December 17, 2015 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani subversive groups took three unsuccessful attempts to cross the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh armed forces on the night of December 16-17. Identifying the Azerbaijani groups on time, Karabakh Defense Army units took retaliatory measures, throwing the saboteurs back to their positions. No casualties were registered on the Armenian side. While retreating, the rival left a number of special-purpose military items. Meanwhile, Azerbaijani media outlets reported the death of Rashad Aliyar oglu Jafarzadeh. Azerbaijani armed forces continuously violated the ceasefire on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on December 16-17. According to the Karabakh Defense Ministry, 180 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani armed forces were registered in the reporting period, with over 1800 shots fired from various caliber artillery weapons, 60-, 82- and 120-mm mortars, AGS-17 and RPG-7 grenade launchers. Karabakh troops control the situation and retaliate in case of necessity.  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 |  Topic Latest news Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
