Ministry: Azerbaijan liberates mountain heights near Madagiz, previously controlled by Armenian forces

Ministry: Azerbaijan liberates mountain heights near Madagiz, previously controlled by Armenian forces

Hostilities continued in various directions of the front line on the night and morning of October 2, SİA reports citing the press service of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.

Azerbaijani troops liberated the commanding heights of the Armenian Armed Forces right next to Madagiz settlement in the direction of Agdere, keeping the settlement under control, said the ministry.

According to the ministry, having broken through the resistance of the Armenian Armed Forces in the direction of Jabrayil-Fuzuli, the Azerbaijani troops forced them to retreat and advanced forward.

The operational situation in the direction of Murovdag is also controlled by Azerbaijani troops.

In the period from 00:00 (GMT +4) to 07:00, 5 units of military equipment, 3 infrastructure facilities and a large number of personnel of the Armenian Armed Forces were destroyed.

According to the information received, the Armenian volunteers sent from Armenia to occupied Azerbaijani lands, refuse to fight under various pretexts.

Armenian Armed Forces launched a large-scale military attack on positions of Azerbaijani army on the front line, using large-caliber weapons, mortars and artillery on Sept. 27.

Azerbaijan responded with a counter-offensive along the entire front. As a result of retaliation, Azerbaijani troops liberated a number of territories previously occupied by Armenia, as well as take important, strategic heights under control.

Military actions continued on Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. According to a statement from Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, the Armenian armed forces have suffered heavy losses along the entire front line from Sept. 27 through Sept. 30, including tanks, armored vehicles, artillery installations, rocket launch systems, as well as command and observation posts, air defense systems, etc.

The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.

The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on the withdrawal of its armed forces from Nagorno Karabakh and the surrounding districts.

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