Azerbaijan uses grenade launcher, mortar in ceasefire breach overnightJanuary 27, 2016 - 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire on the night of January 26-27, the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army said. According to the report, Azeri troops have fired around 350 shots from various caliber weapons, including an 82-mm mortar, as well as an RPG-7 grenade launcher. Karabakh troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and retaliate only in case of extreme necessity. Azerbaijani armed forces violated the ceasefire and attempted sabotage on the night of January 25-26. According to the report, Azeri troops have fired around 600 shots from various caliber weapons, including 60- and 82-mm mortars, as well as an AGS-17 grenade launcher. Besides, on January 26, at around 4:30 am, special units of the Azeri army initiated a subversive attack in the southern direction of the contact line with Nagorno Karabakh. Having timely identified the rival groups, Karabakh Defense Army units took retaliatory measures, throwing the saboteurs back to their positions. 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 | 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. |