(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Fatima Hasanova
Azerbaijan has returned the bodies of 146 Armenian servicemen to
Yerevan, Azernews reports, citing a tweet by the spokesman for the
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, Ayxan Hajizada.
'Azerbaijan, demonstrating a strong commitment to IHL, continues
to search for remains of Armenian soldiers killed during the latest
military provocation by Armenia on September 12-14 along the
undelimited border. So far, the remains of 146 soldiers returned to
armenia ,' he wrote.
To recap, units of the Armenian armed forces carried out
large-scale provocations along the Azerbaijani-Armenian state
border in the Dashkasan, Kalbajar, and Lachin directions on the
night of September 12 leading to 13. The Armenian sabotage groups
mined land and supply roads linking the positions of the
Azerbaijani army units in different directions, taking advantage of
the area's steep topography and existing ravine gaps.
The clashes between the sides ensued as a result of the urgent
efforts made by the Azerbaijani armed forces to quell these
activities. As a result, 79 armed forces personnel were killed, the
ministry detailed.
So far, the Armenian government reported 207 losses among its
own military personnel. Moreover, 293 soldiers and three civilians
were wounded, and 20 soldiers, were taken prisoner.
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