Azerbaijan uses howitzers, extended range rockets to shell Karabakh villageApril 24, 2016 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani forces intensified rocket fire along the line of contact with Karabakh in the April 23 afternoon. Besides military installations, the rival shelled the settlement of Mataghis, with a projectile, fired from type D-30 howitzer, landing in the village. No human losses were reported, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense ministry said. The rival remained active on the night of April 24, using 60- and 80-mm grenade launchers, caliber D-30 122-mm howitzers and TR-107 extended range artillery rockets to shell the Karabakh Defense Army positions. The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army’s frontline units were forced to retaliate in order to stabilize the situation and halt the aggression of the rival. 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.” |