  Mortars used in Azerbaijan's ceasefire violations over weekend February 27, 2017 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 85 ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani army were registered on the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh on February 26 and the night through February 27. Azeri forces, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire some 1150 shots. Violations were especially intense in the eastern, northeastern and northern sections of the contact line, where Azeri units employed 60- and 82-mm mortars. The Karabakh Defense Army forces continue controlling the situation on the contact line, retaliating in case of necessity. Read also:Azerbaijan attempts to attack Karabakh, sustains losses New video shows Karabakh’s thwarting of Azerbaijani sabotage   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 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.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.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. |
