As Turkish journalists Yasin Aktay and İbrahim Karagül are likening Azerbaijan’s conflict with Armenia to the “Palestinian” jihad, this could be an indication that the Azerbaijanis have picked up the “Palestinian” jihad tactic of manufacturing Israeli atrocities and airing them worldwide through the establishment media.
“Azerbaijan says Armenia targets cities outside conflict zone,” by Aida Sultanova, AP, October 4, 2020:
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued Sunday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of targeting the country’s cities that are far beyond the conflict zone.
Hikmet Hajiyev, aide to Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev, said Sunday that Armenia targeted large cities Ganja and Mingachevir with missile strikes. Ganja, home to several hundred thousand residents and the country’s second-largest city, is located roughly 100 kilometers (about 60 miles) away from Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital, and so is Mingachevir.
The clashes erupted on Sept. 27 and have killed dozens, marking the biggest escalation in the decades-old conflict over the region, which lies within Azerbaijan but is controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia.
Hajiyev on Sunday tweeted a video depicting damaged buildings, and called it the result of “Armenia’s massive missile attacks against dense residential areas” in Ganja. It wasn’t immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the video.
Hajiyev said in another tweet on Sunday evening that Armenian forces also hit Mingachevir, which “hosts a water reservoir and key electricity plant,” with a missile strike.
Armenia’s Defense Ministry vehemently denied the claims. The ministry’s spokeswoman Shushan Stepanian wrote on Facebook that “no fire was opened from Armenia in the direction of Azerbaijan” and called the accusations “desperate convulsions of the Azerbaijani side.”
Nagorno-Karabakh’s leader, Arayik Harutyunyan, said on Facebook that he ordered “rocket attacks to neutralize military objects” in Ganja, but later told his forces to stop firing to avoid civilian casualties. His spokesman Vahram Poghosyan told Armenian media on Sunday evening there was no reason for Nagorno-Karabakh forces to target Mingachevir….
Boycott Turkey says
It’s obvious it’s Azerbaijan that broke the ceasefire Turdogan even said they shouldn’t stop fighting until Azerbaijan retook the land. Its a war crime to attack civilians areas and Churches and the World is still silent and not recognising Nargono-Karabakh as Armenian despite majority being Armenians and living there since the Bronze Age and it’s all because Joseph Stalin drew lines on a map which was a mistake he was worse then Hitler despite the UN not recognising Nargoni-Karabakh isn’t Ethnic Cleansing a war crime ? But UN ignore war crimes of Christians being ethnically Cleansed just like they did in Cyprus now same is happening to Armenians the UN is evil and should be dismantled
gravenimage says
The Armenians were the only people in history who willingly put themselves under the Soviet heel–and only because genocide in Turkey was *even worse*.
GreekEmpress says
The UN is useless and corrupt.
The building should be repurposed as housing for our homeless veterans, or some other worthy purpose. IMHO.
juleonly says
So Salvini, Armenia or Israel and US are told not to defend their borders but for Muslim countries it is just fine to kill to even expand.
Alice W says
Yes, the UN is the dictators club and should be dismantled!
Vladimir says
The Turks and the Azeris saw weakness in Armenia, when Armenia’s previous government was overthrown in another liberal ”color revolution” that basically told the Russian troops there that they weren’t really needed, even though Armenia has kept them there and remains a member of the CTSO with Russia.
Now, with the Muslims invading Armenian lands, they suddenly have re-discovered their traditional defender; Russia.
Boycott Turkey says
Vladimir true Turks pick up on division it’s why they turned Agia Sophia to a mosque when they knew that Russia was furious with The Greek patriarch for recognising the breakaway Ukrainian Church and now they knew that Russia was angry with the Anti Russian Armenian Goverment i feel it was Putin more then Erdogan who instructed Azerbaijan to attack I think Armenians should be more Pro Russian as Russia will protect more its not in there interest to be more pro American as America will always be Pro Turkey
juleonly says
It was ERDOGAN.
Boycott Turkey says
I agree it was Erdogan but I think it was also Putin as well to teach the Armenians a lesson that only they can save them from the Turks
juleonly says
I would take anyone to defend against Islam.
gravenimage says
Azerbaijan: Armenia hit ‘dense residential areas’ with missiles. Armenia: ‘No fire was opened’ toward Azerbaijan.
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This does not surprise. Muslims often target non-combatants.
God, I hate Islam.
Boycott Turkey says
Gravenimage true they target anybody women children old disabled today a Armenian women and her disabled son where both killed but as usual silence the BBC is totally biased and was only reporting on the Azerbaijan causalitys also when somebody mentioned in the comment section that a Armenian women and her disabled son where murdered I saw comments from Muslims saying that they had a right to kill the women and her disabled son because it was there land and they shouldn’t be in it. Islam is sick and twisted
gravenimage says
This does not surprise, I’m afraid.
James Lincoln says
Boycott Turkey says,
“Islam is sick and twisted…”
You sure got that right…
juleonly says
I read the Qur’an, knowing nothing about Islam at all and first thinking women in hijabs were a sect of Catholic nuns, and I thought: This is nothing but a Warlord Manual on conquest and complete control over members to do the dirty work for a warlord empire. Its so 600AD. It is so cleverly written to put a straight jacket on everyone ‘for Allah’& says anyone who doesn’t call it beautiful and perfect becomes an ‘enemy of Islam/Allah’ and to be wiped out. That was after my first reading years and years ago. The more I learn and see, the more convinced I am that I was right.
I do not say its Muslims as humans but it IS Islam as warlord dictator.
Alice W says
Exactly!
john smith says
One thing you can be certain of, if Biden is elected, any genocide of the Armenians will be carried out with impunity.
I don’t believe this would happen if Trump is still President.
Boycott Turkey says
John Smith I agree if Biden is elected a other genocide will happen on Armenians but I’m not sure about Trump he didn’t want Congress to recognise the Armenian Genocide also he says he admires Erdogan also he is building hotels in Turkey Trump seems pro Turkey to me I don’t trust him also he betrayed the Kurds who fought isis and said nothing to Turkey I doubt it will make any difference who wins the elections what happens to Armenia.
john smith says
Boycott Turkey, you have presented a good case for not trusting Trump, as you stated he didn’t want Congress to recognise the Armenian Genocide.
Trump is a shrewd politician, and what could he possibly achieve by dragging something up that happened a hundred years ago, the answer is nothing, as Turkey are never going to admit to this.
As for his betrayal of the Kurds, the alliance between them was a mutual one, and their objective was the same. to remove Isis. As you are well aware,the Kurds are also muslims,and no muslim can be trusted, they will stab the Kaffir in the back at any opportunity.
Trump doesn’t want to interfere in another countries domestic problems either, but I believe it would be crossing the line if Armenia was invaded, and and another genocide was undertaken, but thats just my opinion.