Artsakh Retaliates as Azerbaijan Attacks Using Civilians as ‘Human Shields’
July 5, 2017
Artsakh positions being shelled from residential areas in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Military Post Damaged, Soldiers Killed in Response to Heavy Shelling of Armenian Positions
STEPANAKERT””Artsakh Army responded to major shelling by Azerbaijani forces on Tuesday evening causing heavy losses for Azerbaijan that included fatalities as well as damage to a military post in the Azerbaijani village of Alkhanli, in the southwestern area of the Artsakh-Azerbaijan border, according the Artsakh Ministry of Defense.
According to the Artsakh Defense Ministry the retaliation resulted from an attack by the Azerbaijani forces, which used TR-107 rocket launchers, on Artsakh positions in Varanda, formerly Fizouli. The Artsakh Defense Ministry immediately reported the attack to relevant international bodies and warned that Azerbaijan was attacking Artsakh position from posts stationed within residential areas and using civilians as “human shields.”
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