  Azerbaijan may have used phosphorus munitions to set Karabakh forests on fire October 31, 2020 - 00:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Azerbaijani military may have used phosphorus munitions to set forests in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on fire, according to footage published on Friday, October 30. A Twitter user, meanwhile, has published satellite pictures which show wildfires in the woods of Mataghis, as well as near the city of Shushi and the village of Karmir Shuka (Red Market). Armenian Defense Ministry representative Artsrun Hovhannisyan said earlier that the Armenian side is investigating reports of the Azerbaijani army's use of phosphorus munitions. The use of incendiary weapons in civilian areas is banned under the Geneva convention. Using such munitions to attack civilian areas is an international war crime. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages.   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 |  Latest news Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia  Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Residents of border Armenian villages continue protests Residents of several Armenian communities in Tavush province continued protests into April 22 morning.Residents Of border villages protest as Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on delimitation Residents of several Armenian communities in the northeastern Tavush province began protests late on Friday. |
