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	The '''September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes''' is ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of ] and ] in the ~~Armenian~~ land of ]. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the ]. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.<ref name="aljaz">{{cite web \| url =https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region \|title=Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In response to the clashes, ] and total ] was announced in Armenia<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-27/armenia-declares-martial-law-and-mobilization-over-nagorno-karabakh \|title=Armenia Declares Martial Law and Mobilization Over Nagorno-Karabakh\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and in the self-proclaimed ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web \| url =https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0 \|title=Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In Azerbaijan martial law and curfew were introduced.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-curfew/azerbaijans-parliament-approves-martial-law-curfews-presidents-aide-idINKBN26I0OU \|title=Azerbaijan's parliament approves martial law, curfews - president's aide\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> ] declared a state of war on ] <ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref> The ] on 27 September also declared itself to be in a state of war.<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref>		The '''September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes''' is ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of ] and ] in the land of Armenia ]. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the ]. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.<ref name="aljaz">{{cite web \| url =https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region \|title=Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In response to the clashes, ] and total ] was announced in Armenia<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-27/armenia-declares-martial-law-and-mobilization-over-nagorno-karabakh \|title=Armenia Declares Martial Law and Mobilization Over Nagorno-Karabakh\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and in the self-proclaimed ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web \| url =https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0 \|title=Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In Azerbaijan martial law and curfew were introduced.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-curfew/azerbaijans-parliament-approves-martial-law-curfews-presidents-aide-idINKBN26I0OU \|title=Azerbaijan's parliament approves martial law, curfews - president's aide\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> ] declared a state of war on ] <ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref> The ] on 27 September also declared itself to be in a state of war.<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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			The clashes are a part of the unresolved ], which stems from the dispute over ].
	The clashes are a part of the unresolved ], which stems from the dispute over ], internationally recognised territory<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information\|first=Bureau of Public Affairs\|title=1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh\|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=2001-2009.state.gov\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-06-19\|title=HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AZERBAIJAN · Human Rights Club\|url=https://www.humanrightsclub.net/en/news/2019/human-rights-situation-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-azerbaijan/\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=Human Rights Club\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by Armenia\|url=http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=9487&lang=en\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=www.assembly.coe.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-09-27\|title=Armenia and Azerbaijan erupt into fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341\|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> of the ]. The ] had ended with a ]. The war resulted in Armenian occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as well as in the ] Aghdam, Jabrail, Fuzuli, Kalbajar, Gubadli, Lachin and Zangilan of Azerbaijan. According to The 2018 War Report prepared by the ], '''Armenia exercises its authority over Nagorno-Karabakh by equipping, financing or training and providing operational support to the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its forces, but also in coordinating and helping the general planning of their military and paramilitary activities'.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Military occupation of Azerbaijan by Armenia {{!}} Rulac\|url=http://www.rulac.org/browse/conflicts/military-occupation-of-azerbaijan-by-armenia\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=www.rulac.org}}</ref> For three decades almost daily multiple violations of the ceasefire occurred, the most serious being the ] and the ] at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères\|title=Armenia/Azerbaijan – Border clashes between the two countries (15 Jul. 2020)\|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/armenia/news/article/armenia-azerbaijan-border-clashes-between-the-two-countries-15-jul-2020\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs\|language=en}}</ref>.

	From July to September 2020 Azerbaijan conducted a series of ]s, some involving Turkey.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkey-azerbaijan-military-drills-intimidate-armenia-president-aliyev-says \|title=Turkey-Azerbaijan military drills intimidate Armenia, President Aliyev says \|work=]\| date=20 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that Syrian mercenaries from the ] were transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/25/reports-turkey-is-transferring-syrian-militants-to-azerbaijan-as-hostilities-against-armenia-increases/ \|title=Reports Turkey is transferring Syrian militants to Azerbaijan as hostilities against Armenia increases\|publisher=Greek City Times\| language=English\|date=25 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> while according to Turkish allegations, many ] and ] members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/armenia-transfers-ypgpkk-terrorists-to-occupied-area-to-train-militias-against-azerbaijan \|title=Armenia transfers YPG/PKK terrorists to occupied area to train militias against Azerbaijan \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=September 27, 2020 \|date=September 25, 2020 \|language=en }}</ref>		From July to September 2020 Azerbaijan conducted a series of ]s, some involving Turkey.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkey-azerbaijan-military-drills-intimidate-armenia-president-aliyev-says \|title=Turkey-Azerbaijan military drills intimidate Armenia, President Aliyev says \|work=]\| date=20 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that Syrian mercenaries from the ] were transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/25/reports-turkey-is-transferring-syrian-militants-to-azerbaijan-as-hostilities-against-armenia-increases/ \|title=Reports Turkey is transferring Syrian militants to Azerbaijan as hostilities against Armenia increases\|publisher=Greek City Times\| language=English\|date=25 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> while according to Turkish allegations, many ] and ] members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/armenia-transfers-ypgpkk-terrorists-to-occupied-area-to-train-militias-against-azerbaijan \|title=Armenia transfers YPG/PKK terrorists to occupied area to train militias against Azerbaijan \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=September 27, 2020 \|date=September 25, 2020 \|language=en }}</ref>
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	== Clashes ==		== Clashes ==
	On September 27, 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including ]. The authorities urged the population to hide in ].<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.panarmenian.net/rus/news/285524/\|title=Азербайджан бомбит Степанакерт, власти призывают население прятаться в убежищах\|publisher=PanARMENIAN.Net\|access-date=27 September 2020\|lang=ru\|}}</ref>		On September 27, 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including ]. The authorities urged the population to hide in ].<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.panarmenian.net/rus/news/285524/\|title=Азербайджан бомбит Степанакерт, власти призывают население прятаться в убежищах\|publisher=PanARMENIAN.Net\|access-date=27 September 2020\|lang=ru}}</ref>

	The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone.<ref name="trend">{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3306086.html \|title=President of European Council appeals for military action to stop within Nagorno Karabakh conflict\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a ] in response.<ref name="stars">{{cite web \| url =https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/armenia-says-it-shot-down-two-azerbaijani-copters-in-dispute-1.646586 \|title=Armenia says it shot down two Azerbaijani copters in dispute\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, ], accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.gulf-times.com/story/673912/Heavy-fighting-erupts-in-Nagorny-Karabakh \|title=Tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over new clashes\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref>		The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone.<ref name="trend">{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3306086.html \|title=President of European Council appeals for military action to stop within Nagorno Karabakh conflict\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a ] in response.<ref name="stars">{{cite web \| url =https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/armenia-says-it-shot-down-two-azerbaijani-copters-in-dispute-1.646586 \|title=Armenia says it shot down two Azerbaijani copters in dispute\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, ], accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.gulf-times.com/story/673912/Heavy-fighting-erupts-in-Nagorny-Karabakh \|title=Tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over new clashes\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref>

	The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at ], began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT).<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 \|title=Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region\|publisher=BBC\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The self-proclaimed ] introduced ] and total ] of its male population.<ref name="auto"/> On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_Azerbaijani_Army_is_currently_firing_on_and_dealing_blows_to_the_enemy_039s_military_positions-1596247 \|title=President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army is currently firing on and dealing blows to the enemy's military positions \|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in ], major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web \| url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/azerbaijan-says-civilians-killed-by-armenian-fire-near-karabakh~~?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google~~ \|title=Fighting Erupts Between Azeris and Armenians Over Disputed Land\|publisher=Bloomberg\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters.<ref name="bloomberg"/> According to ], in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of ] on the territory of Armenia proper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860435.html\|title=Առավոտյան նաև եղել են Վարդենիսի ուղղությամբ հարվածներ Հայաստանի տարածքին. Հովհաննիսյան\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/azerbaycan-odusunun-ugurlu-emeliyyati-neticesinde-bir-sira-kendlerimiz-azad-edilib/ \|title=Azərbaycan Ordusu 6 kəndi erməni işğalından azad edib\|publisher=Report.az\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ] denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2910?fbclid=IwAR2JhDRShCxnV_UeVA2X0WYzbGRMEzvxmHKkRukBox26oI2edSVky2c2VoQ\|title=Հաղորդագրություն \| ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք\|first=Academy Of Development\|last=LLC\|website=nkrmil.am}}</ref> In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the ] range.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://mod.gov.az/az/news/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub-32338.html \|title=Murov dağı silsiləsindəki əhəmiyyətli yüksəklik azad olunub\|publisher=Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan\|language=Azerbaijani\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the ]–] highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub/ \|title=MN: Murov dağı silsiləsindəki Murov zirvəsi işğaldan azad olunub \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|date=2020-09-27 \|website=report.az \|publisher=] \|language=az }}</ref>		The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at ], began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT).<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 \|title=Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region\|publisher=BBC\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The self-proclaimed ] introduced ] and total ] of its male population.<ref name="auto"/> On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_Azerbaijani_Army_is_currently_firing_on_and_dealing_blows_to_the_enemy_039s_military_positions-1596247 \|title=President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army is currently firing on and dealing blows to the enemy's military positions \|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in ], major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web \| url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/azerbaijan-says-civilians-killed-by-armenian-fire-near-karabakh \|title=Fighting Erupts Between Azeris and Armenians Over Disputed Land\|publisher=Bloomberg\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters.<ref name="bloomberg"/> According to ], in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of ] on the territory of Armenia proper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860435.html\|title=Առավոտյան նաև եղել են Վարդենիսի ուղղությամբ հարվածներ Հայաստանի տարածքին. Հովհաննիսյան\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/azerbaycan-odusunun-ugurlu-emeliyyati-neticesinde-bir-sira-kendlerimiz-azad-edilib/ \|title=Azərbaycan Ordusu 6 kəndi erməni işğalından azad edib\|publisher=Report.az\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ] denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2910?fbclid=IwAR2JhDRShCxnV_UeVA2X0WYzbGRMEzvxmHKkRukBox26oI2edSVky2c2VoQ\|title=Հաղորդագրություն \| ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք\|first=Academy Of Development\|last=LLC\|website=nkrmil.am}}</ref> In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the ] range.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://mod.gov.az/az/news/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub-32338.html \|title=Murov dağı silsiləsindəki əhəmiyyətli yüksəklik azad olunub\|publisher=Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan\|language=Azerbaijani\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the ]–] highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub/ \|title=MN: Murov dağı silsiləsindəki Murov zirvəsi işğaldan azad olunub \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|date=2020-09-27 \|website=report.az \|publisher=] \|language=az }}</ref>

	=== Casualties ===		=== Casualties ===
	Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in ] in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements.<ref name="panam"/> According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860623.html\|title=Միայն Ստեփանակերտում 10-ից ավելի վիրավոր կա, ներառյալ՝ երեխաներ ու կանայք. Արցախի ՄԻՊ\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Azerbaijan Army does not shell civilians\|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/azerbaijan-army-does-not-shell-civilians-32324.html\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=mod.gov.az\|language=en}}</ref> Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September.<ref name="genprosecutor">{{Cite web \|url=https://genprosecutor.gov.az/az/post/2782 \|title=Mətbuat xidmətinin MƏLUMATI - cəbhədəki son vəziyyət. \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|website=genprosecutor.gov.az \|language=az }}</ref> According to the prosecutor general, "Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of ], ], and four members of his family were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces."<ref name="elbrus">{{Cite news \|url=https://apa.az/az/hadise/Ermnilrin-atdigi-ats-nticsind-bir-ailnin-5-uzvu-hlak-olub-colorredRSMIcolor-607309 \|title=Ermənilərin atdığı atəş nəticəsində bir ailənin 5 üzvü həlak olub - RƏSMİ \|website=APA.az \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|language=az }}</ref>		Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in ] in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements.<ref name="panam"/> According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860623.html\|title=Միայն Ստեփանակերտում 10-ից ավելի վիրավոր կա, ներառյալ՝ երեխաներ ու կանայք. Արցախի ՄԻՊ\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Azerbaijan Army does not shell civilians\|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/azerbaijan-army-does-not-shell-civilians-32324.html\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=mod.gov.az\|language=en}}</ref> Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September.<ref name="genprosecutor">{{Cite web \|url=https://genprosecutor.gov.az/az/post/2782 \|title=Mətbuat xidmətinin MƏLUMATI - cəbhədəki son vəziyyət. \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|website=genprosecutor.gov.az \|language=az }}</ref> According to the prosecutor general, "Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of ], ], and four members of his family were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces."<ref name="elbrus">{{Cite news \|url=https://apa.az/az/hadise/Ermnilrin-atdigi-ats-nticsind-bir-ailnin-5-uzvu-hlak-olub-colorredRSMIcolor-607309 \|title=Ermənilərin atdığı atəş nəticəsində bir ailənin 5 üzvü həlak olub - RƏSMİ \|website=APA.az \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|language=az }}</ref>

	According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian ] anti-aircraft units<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/3305904.html\|title=Defence Ministry: Azerbaijan ~~Army’s~~ Troops launches counter-offensive operation along entire front\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown.<ref name="aljaz"/> Armenia claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and ]s, as well as 15 drones.<ref name="auto1"/>		According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian ] anti-aircraft units<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/3305904.html\|title=Defence Ministry: Azerbaijan Army's Troops launches counter-offensive operation along entire front\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown.<ref name="aljaz"/> Armenia claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and ]s, as well as 15 drones.<ref name="auto1"/>

	==Reactions==		==Reactions==

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September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes

Part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Date	27 September 2020 – present
Location	Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact and Armenia–Azerbaijan border

Belligerents

Armenia

Republic of Artsakh

Azerbaijan

Commanders and leaders

Nikol Pashinyan
(Prime Minister of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief)

Arayik Harutyunyan (President of Artsakh, Commander-in-Chief)

David Tonoyan (Defence Minister of Armenia)

Jalal Harutyunyan (Defence Minister of Artsakh)

Ilham Aliyev
(President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief)

Zakir Hasanov (Defence Minister of Azerbaijan)

Casualties and losses

Per Armenian side:

16 killed
2 civilians killed, 10 injured
Schools and civil infrastructures damaged

Azerbaijani claim:

12 anti-aircraft systems lost

Per Azerbaijan:

Unspecified number of servicemen killed and wounded
5 civilians killed, 19 civilians injured
Civilian infrastructure damaged
One helicopter lost

Armenian claim:

Four helicopters, ten tanks and IFVs, 15 drones lost

v t e Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988−1994) 1994 ceasefire Ceasefire violations 2008 Mardakert clashes 2010 clashes 2010 Mardakert clashes 2012 clashes 2014 clashes 2014 helicopter shootdown 2016 conflict 2018 clashes July 2020 clashes Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020) 2020 ceasefire Ceasefire violations 2021−2023 border crisis September 2022 clashes Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh Azerbaijani offensive (2023) 2023 ceasefire

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988−1994)

1994 ceasefire

Ceasefire violations

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War (2020)

2020 ceasefire

Ceasefire violations

2021−2023 border crisis
- September 2022 clashes
- Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani offensive (2023)

2023 ceasefire

The September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes is ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the land of Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties. In response to the clashes, martial law and total mobilization was announced in Armenia and in the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. In Azerbaijan martial law and curfew were introduced. Azerbaijan declared a state of war on Armenia The Republic of Artsakh on 27 September also declared itself to be in a state of war.

Background

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The clashes are a part of the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which stems from the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.

From July to September 2020 Azerbaijan conducted a series of military exercises, some involving Turkey. Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that Syrian mercenaries from the Hamza Division were transferred to Azerbaijan, while according to Turkish allegations, many YPG and PKK members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.

On 23 July 2020 Armenia announced the start of joint Armenian-Russian air defence system exercises and analyses of July 2020 clashes.

Clashes

On September 27, 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including Stepanakert. The authorities urged the population to hide in bomb shelters.

The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone. Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a counteroffensive in response. Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.

The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at Stepanakert, began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT). The self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh introduced martial law and total mobilization of its male population. On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes. In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in Baku, major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory. Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters. According to Artsrun Hovhannisyan, in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of Vardenis on the territory of Armenia proper. By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: Garakhanbayli, Garvand, Horadiz, Yuxarı Əbdürrəhmanlı, Aşağı Əbdürrəhmanlı, Boyuk Marjanli and Nuzgar. The Ministry of Defence of Artsakh denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine." In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the Murovdag range. The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the Vardenis–Martakert/Aghdara highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.

Casualties

Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in Martuni Province in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements. According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women." The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims. Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September. According to the prosecutor general, "Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of Qaşaltı Qaraqoyunlu, Naftalan, and four members of his family were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces."

According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian 9K33 Osa anti-aircraft units and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown. Armenia claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and IFVs, as well as 15 drones.

Reactions

Domestic reactions

Azerbaijani authorities restricted access to the Internet across entire country shortly after the clashes began, announced the Ministry of Transport, Connections and High-Tech Technologies of Azerbaijan. The State Committee on Work with Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan also appealed to Azerbaijanis living abroad not to use unofficial, unspecified and biased information on social networks, electronic media and other media. In connection with the military situation, the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan declared curfew in Baku, Ganja, Goygol, Yevlakh and a number of districts from 00:00 on September 27. Azerbaijan has also declared a state of war in several regions of the country.

International reactions

Representatives of several countries—including Canada, France, Georgia, Germany, Iran, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Vatican City—called for peace. President of the European Council Charles Michel did likewise.

Turkey blamed Armenia and promised Azerbaijan its "full support". Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called Armenia "the biggest threat to peace and tranquillity in the region".

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v t e Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Background	Nagorno-Karabakh History Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) Deportation of Azerbaijanis from Armenia Dissolution of the Soviet Union Karabakh movement Miatsum Armenians in Azerbaijan Armenians in Baku Azerbaijanis in Armenia Anti-Armenian sentiment in Azerbaijan Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
First war (1988–1994)	Çardaqlı clash Askeran clash Sumgait pogrom Gugark pogrom Zvartnots Airport clash Shusha and Stepanakert pogroms Kirovabad pogrom Il-76 crash near Leninakan (1988) Baku pogrom Bağanis Ayrum 1990 Tbilisi–Agdam bus bombing Operation Ring Voskepar massacre Battle of Togh 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown Law on Abolishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast Siege of Stepanakert Operation Dashalty 1992 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown Capture of Gushchular and Malibeyli Capture of Garadaghly Khojaly massacre Maraga massacre Capture of Shusha Capture of Artsvashen Operation Goranboy Mardakert and Martuni Offensives Operation Həsənqaya Battle of Lachin Operation Qazançı 1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état Battle of Kalbajar Battle of Aghdam 1993 Summer Offensives Operation Geghamasar Operation Horadiz Operation Kalbajar 1994 Baku Metro bombings 1994 Iranian Air Force C-130 shootdown 1994 Bagratashen bombing Refugees in Azerbaijan
Interwar clashes	2008 Mardakert clashes January 2009 Agdam military incident September 2009 Agdam military incident 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2010 Mardakert clashes 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2014 Armenian Mil Mi-24 shootdown 2016 Odundağ clashes 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 2017 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Shelling of Alxanlı 2018 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2019 clash near Chinari July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes Incidents Protests in Azerbaijan Reactions
Second war (2020)	Timeline Casualties International reactions Allegations of third-party involvement Madagiz offensive Aras Valley campaign Bombardments (Barda, Ganja, Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, Martuni, Stepanakert, Tartar) Battle of Hadrut Lachin offensive Battle of Shusha Russian Mil Mi-24 shootdown War crimes Treatment of Armenian POWs
Post-ceasefire events	Azerbaijan's construction in gained areas 2020–2021 Armenian protests Chaylaggala and Hin Tagher Border crisis September 2022 escalation Susuzluq Shusha Farukh 2022 Armenian protests Blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh 2023 Azerbaijani offensive Protests in Armenia Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians Berkadzor fuel depot explosion
Main locations	Administrative divisions of the Republic of Artsakh Stepanakert Askeran Province Hadrut Province Kashatagh Province Martakert Province Martuni Province Shahumyan Province Shushi Province Armenian-occupied territories Aghdam District Fuzuli District Jabrayil District Kalbajar District Lachin District Lachin corridor Qubadli District Zangilan District
Political leaders	Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan Nikol Pashinyan Republic of Artsakh Artur Mkrtchyan Robert Kocharyan Leonard Petrosyan Arkadi Ghukasyan Bako Sahakyan Arayik Harutyunyan Samvel Shahramanyan Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov Abulfaz Elchibey Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh Bayram Safarov Nizami Bahmanov Tural Ganjaliyev Russia Mikhail Gorbachev Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin Turkey Turgut Özal Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Military leaders	Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan Gurgen Dalibaltayan Norat Ter-Grigoryants Jirair Sefilian Tiran Khachatryan Seyran Ohanyan Republic of Artsakh Samvel Babayan Kristapor Ivanyan Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan Monte Melkonian Jalal Harutyunyan Mikael Arzumanyan Azerbaijan Isgandar Hamidov Rahim Gaziyev Surat Huseynov Valeh Barshadly Mais Barkhudarov Hikmat Mirzayev Hikmat Hasanov Russia Viktor Polyanichko Pavel Grachev Rustam Muradov Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Shamil Basayev Afghanistan Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
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International documents	Astrakhan Declaration Nagorno-Karabakh Declaration NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration OIC Resolution 10/11 OIC Resolution 10/37 PACE Resolution 1416 PACE Resolution 2085 UNGA Resolution 48/114 UNGA Resolution 60/285 UNGA Resolution 62/243 UNSC resolutions 822 853 874 884

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	The '''September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes''' is ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of ] and ] in the ~~Armenian~~ land of ]. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the ]. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.<ref name="aljaz">{{cite web \| url =https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region \|title=Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In response to the clashes, ] and total ] was announced in Armenia<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-27/armenia-declares-martial-law-and-mobilization-over-nagorno-karabakh \|title=Armenia Declares Martial Law and Mobilization Over Nagorno-Karabakh\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and in the self-proclaimed ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web \| url =https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0 \|title=Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In Azerbaijan martial law and curfew were introduced.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-curfew/azerbaijans-parliament-approves-martial-law-curfews-presidents-aide-idINKBN26I0OU \|title=Azerbaijan's parliament approves martial law, curfews - president's aide\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> ] declared a state of war on ] <ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref> The ] on 27 September also declared itself to be in a state of war.<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref>		The '''September 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes''' is ongoing armed conflict between the armed forces of ] and ] in the land of Armenia ]. The clashes began in the morning of 27 September 2020 along the ]. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.<ref name="aljaz">{{cite web \| url =https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region \|title=Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In response to the clashes, ] and total ] was announced in Armenia<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-09-27/armenia-declares-martial-law-and-mobilization-over-nagorno-karabakh \|title=Armenia Declares Martial Law and Mobilization Over Nagorno-Karabakh\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and in the self-proclaimed ].<ref name="auto">{{cite web \| url =https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0 \|title=Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In Azerbaijan martial law and curfew were introduced.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-curfew/azerbaijans-parliament-approves-martial-law-curfews-presidents-aide-idINKBN26I0OU \|title=Azerbaijan's parliament approves martial law, curfews - president's aide\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> ] declared a state of war on ] <ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref> The ] on 27 September also declared itself to be in a state of war.<ref>https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/azerbaijan-announces-military-mobilization-declares-state-of-war</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==
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			The clashes are a part of the unresolved ], which stems from the dispute over ].
	The clashes are a part of the unresolved ], which stems from the dispute over ], internationally recognised territory<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information\|first=Bureau of Public Affairs\|title=1993 UN Security Council Resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh\|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/13508.htm\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=2001-2009.state.gov\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2019-06-19\|title=HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN AZERBAIJAN · Human Rights Club\|url=https://www.humanrightsclub.net/en/news/2019/human-rights-situation-of-internally-displaced-persons-in-azerbaijan/\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=Human Rights Club\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Recognition of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by Armenia\|url=http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/X2H-Xref-ViewHTML.asp?FileID=9487&lang=en\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=www.assembly.coe.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|date=2020-09-27\|title=Armenia and Azerbaijan erupt into fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341\|access-date=2020-09-27}}</ref> of the ]. The ] had ended with a ]. The war resulted in Armenian occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as well as in the ] Aghdam, Jabrail, Fuzuli, Kalbajar, Gubadli, Lachin and Zangilan of Azerbaijan. According to The 2018 War Report prepared by the ], '''Armenia exercises its authority over Nagorno-Karabakh by equipping, financing or training and providing operational support to the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and its forces, but also in coordinating and helping the general planning of their military and paramilitary activities'.''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Military occupation of Azerbaijan by Armenia {{!}} Rulac\|url=http://www.rulac.org/browse/conflicts/military-occupation-of-azerbaijan-by-armenia\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=www.rulac.org}}</ref> For three decades almost daily multiple violations of the ceasefire occurred, the most serious being the ] and the ] at the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères\|title=Armenia/Azerbaijan – Border clashes between the two countries (15 Jul. 2020)\|url=https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/armenia/news/article/armenia-azerbaijan-border-clashes-between-the-two-countries-15-jul-2020\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs\|language=en}}</ref>.

	From July to September 2020 Azerbaijan conducted a series of ]s, some involving Turkey.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkey-azerbaijan-military-drills-intimidate-armenia-president-aliyev-says \|title=Turkey-Azerbaijan military drills intimidate Armenia, President Aliyev says \|work=]\| date=20 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that Syrian mercenaries from the ] were transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/25/reports-turkey-is-transferring-syrian-militants-to-azerbaijan-as-hostilities-against-armenia-increases/ \|title=Reports Turkey is transferring Syrian militants to Azerbaijan as hostilities against Armenia increases\|publisher=Greek City Times\| language=English\|date=25 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> while according to Turkish allegations, many ] and ] members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/armenia-transfers-ypgpkk-terrorists-to-occupied-area-to-train-militias-against-azerbaijan \|title=Armenia transfers YPG/PKK terrorists to occupied area to train militias against Azerbaijan \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=September 27, 2020 \|date=September 25, 2020 \|language=en }}</ref>		From July to September 2020 Azerbaijan conducted a series of ]s, some involving Turkey.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkey-azerbaijan-military-drills-intimidate-armenia-president-aliyev-says \|title=Turkey-Azerbaijan military drills intimidate Armenia, President Aliyev says \|work=]\| date=20 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Also prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that Syrian mercenaries from the ] were transferred to Azerbaijan,<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/09/25/reports-turkey-is-transferring-syrian-militants-to-azerbaijan-as-hostilities-against-armenia-increases/ \|title=Reports Turkey is transferring Syrian militants to Azerbaijan as hostilities against Armenia increases\|publisher=Greek City Times\| language=English\|date=25 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> while according to Turkish allegations, many ] and ] members from Iraq and Syria were transferred to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to train Armenian militias against Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/war-on-terror/armenia-transfers-ypgpkk-terrorists-to-occupied-area-to-train-militias-against-azerbaijan \|title=Armenia transfers YPG/PKK terrorists to occupied area to train militias against Azerbaijan \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=September 27, 2020 \|date=September 25, 2020 \|language=en }}</ref>
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	== Clashes ==		== Clashes ==
	On September 27, 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including ]. The authorities urged the population to hide in ].<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.panarmenian.net/rus/news/285524/\|title=Азербайджан бомбит Степанакерт, власти призывают население прятаться в убежищах\|publisher=PanARMENIAN.Net\|access-date=27 September 2020\|lang=ru\|}}</ref>		On September 27, 2020 at 08:03 am, the press secretary of the President of the Republic of Artsakh, Vahram Poghosyan, said that Azerbaijan is delivering missile and air strikes on the territory of peaceful settlements, including ]. The authorities urged the population to hide in ].<ref>{{cite web\| url=https://www.panarmenian.net/rus/news/285524/\|title=Азербайджан бомбит Степанакерт, власти призывают население прятаться в убежищах\|publisher=PanARMENIAN.Net\|access-date=27 September 2020\|lang=ru}}</ref>

	The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone.<ref name="trend">{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3306086.html \|title=President of European Council appeals for military action to stop within Nagorno Karabakh conflict\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a ] in response.<ref name="stars">{{cite web \| url =https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/armenia-says-it-shot-down-two-azerbaijani-copters-in-dispute-1.646586 \|title=Armenia says it shot down two Azerbaijani copters in dispute\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, ], accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.gulf-times.com/story/673912/Heavy-fighting-erupts-in-Nagorny-Karabakh \|title=Tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over new clashes\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref>		The Azerbaijani side stated that on 27 September, at about 06:00 local time, Armenian armed forces started an intensive shelling from large-caliber weapons, mortars, and artillery mounts of various calibers of the positions of the Azerbaijan army along the entire frontline and Azerbaijani settlements in the frontline zone.<ref name="trend">{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/3306086.html \|title=President of European Council appeals for military action to stop within Nagorno Karabakh conflict\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a ] in response.<ref name="stars">{{cite web \| url =https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/armenia-says-it-shot-down-two-azerbaijani-copters-in-dispute-1.646586 \|title=Armenia says it shot down two Azerbaijani copters in dispute\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Hikmet Hajiyev, senior adviser to Azerbaijan's president, ], accused Armenian forces of launching "deliberate and targeted" attacks along the front line.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.gulf-times.com/story/673912/Heavy-fighting-erupts-in-Nagorny-Karabakh \|title=Tensions flare between Armenia and Azerbaijan over new clashes\|work=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref>

	The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at ], began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT).<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 \|title=Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region\|publisher=BBC\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The self-proclaimed ] introduced ] and total ] of its male population.<ref name="auto"/> On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_Azerbaijani_Army_is_currently_firing_on_and_dealing_blows_to_the_enemy_039s_military_positions-1596247 \|title=President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army is currently firing on and dealing blows to the enemy's military positions \|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in ], major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web \| url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/azerbaijan-says-civilians-killed-by-armenian-fire-near-karabakh~~?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google~~ \|title=Fighting Erupts Between Azeris and Armenians Over Disputed Land\|publisher=Bloomberg\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters.<ref name="bloomberg"/> According to ], in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of ] on the territory of Armenia proper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860435.html\|title=Առավոտյան նաև եղել են Վարդենիսի ուղղությամբ հարվածներ Հայաստանի տարածքին. Հովհաննիսյան\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/azerbaycan-odusunun-ugurlu-emeliyyati-neticesinde-bir-sira-kendlerimiz-azad-edilib/ \|title=Azərbaycan Ordusu 6 kəndi erməni işğalından azad edib\|publisher=Report.az\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ] denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2910?fbclid=IwAR2JhDRShCxnV_UeVA2X0WYzbGRMEzvxmHKkRukBox26oI2edSVky2c2VoQ\|title=Հաղորդագրություն \| ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք\|first=Academy Of Development\|last=LLC\|website=nkrmil.am}}</ref> In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the ] range.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://mod.gov.az/az/news/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub-32338.html \|title=Murov dağı silsiləsindəki əhəmiyyətli yüksəklik azad olunub\|publisher=Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan\|language=Azerbaijani\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the ]–] highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub/ \|title=MN: Murov dağı silsiləsindəki Murov zirvəsi işğaldan azad olunub \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|date=2020-09-27 \|website=report.az \|publisher=] \|language=az }}</ref>		The Armenian Defence Ministry said the Azerbaijani offensive, also aimed at ], began at 08:10 local time (04:10 GMT).<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341 \|title=Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region\|publisher=BBC\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The self-proclaimed ] introduced ] and total ] of its male population.<ref name="auto"/> On the same day Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed the nation concerning the clashes.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://azertag.az/en/xeber/President_Ilham_Aliyev_Azerbaijani_Army_is_currently_firing_on_and_dealing_blows_to_the_enemy_039s_military_positions-1596247 \|title=President Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijani Army is currently firing on and dealing blows to the enemy's military positions \|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> In the afternoon martial law and curfew was also introduced in Azerbaijan. The martial law in Azerbaijan is effective from midnight, 28 September, while the curfew is effective in ], major cities and some regions from 21:00 to 06:00 local time. In the clashes the Azerbaijani military deployed tanks, artillery, missile systems and aircraft near the front line and went deeper into Armenian-occupied territory.<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web \| url =https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-27/azerbaijan-says-civilians-killed-by-armenian-fire-near-karabakh \|title=Fighting Erupts Between Azeris and Armenians Over Disputed Land\|publisher=Bloomberg\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> Civilians in Nagorno-Karabah have been urged to go into shelters.<ref name="bloomberg"/> According to ], in the morning Azerbaijani armed forces also attacked in the direction of ] on the territory of Armenia proper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860435.html\|title=Առավոտյան նաև եղել են Վարդենիսի ուղղությամբ հարվածներ Հայաստանի տարածքին. Հովհաննիսյան\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> By the afternoon on 27 September Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the retaking of six villages in Nagorno-Karabakh: ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/azerbaycan-odusunun-ugurlu-emeliyyati-neticesinde-bir-sira-kendlerimiz-azad-edilib/ \|title=Azərbaycan Ordusu 6 kəndi erməni işğalından azad edib\|publisher=Report.az\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ] denied these claims saying the "The statement issued by the Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan that the Azerbaijani army allegedly occupied 6 settlements does not correspond with reality" and "is the usual provocative information by the Azerbaijani propaganda machine."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nkrmil.am/news/view/2910?fbclid=IwAR2JhDRShCxnV_UeVA2X0WYzbGRMEzvxmHKkRukBox26oI2edSVky2c2VoQ\|title=Հաղորդագրություն \| ԼՂՀ պաշտպանության նախարարության պաշտոնական կայք\|first=Academy Of Development\|last=LLC\|website=nkrmil.am}}</ref> In the afternoon, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence reported the takeover of a mountain peak in the ] range.<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://mod.gov.az/az/news/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub-32338.html \|title=Murov dağı silsiləsindəki əhəmiyyətli yüksəklik azad olunub\|publisher=Ministry of Defence of Azerbaijan\|language=Azerbaijani\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> The ministry also reported that that the Azerbaijani forces have taken "visual control, as well as firearm and artillery control" over the ]–] highway, connecting Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/murov-dagi-silsilesindeki-ehemiyyetli-yukseklik-azad-olunub/ \|title=MN: Murov dağı silsiləsindəki Murov zirvəsi işğaldan azad olunub \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|date=2020-09-27 \|website=report.az \|publisher=] \|language=az }}</ref>

	=== Casualties ===		=== Casualties ===
	Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in ] in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements.<ref name="panam"/> According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860623.html\|title=Միայն Ստեփանակերտում 10-ից ավելի վիրավոր կա, ներառյալ՝ երեխաներ ու կանայք. Արցախի ՄԻՊ\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Azerbaijan Army does not shell civilians\|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/azerbaijan-army-does-not-shell-civilians-32324.html\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=mod.gov.az\|language=en}}</ref> Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September.<ref name="genprosecutor">{{Cite web \|url=https://genprosecutor.gov.az/az/post/2782 \|title=Mətbuat xidmətinin MƏLUMATI - cəbhədəki son vəziyyət. \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|website=genprosecutor.gov.az \|language=az }}</ref> According to the prosecutor general, "Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of ], ], and four members of his family were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces."<ref name="elbrus">{{Cite news \|url=https://apa.az/az/hadise/Ermnilrin-atdigi-ats-nticsind-bir-ailnin-5-uzvu-hlak-olub-colorredRSMIcolor-607309 \|title=Ermənilərin atdığı atəş nəticəsində bir ailənin 5 üzvü həlak olub - RƏSMİ \|website=APA.az \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|language=az }}</ref>		Human rights advocate Artak Beglaryan of Artsakh said that on 27 September, a woman and a child were killed by Azerbaijani shelling of civilian settlements in ] in Nagorno-Karabakh. According to him, schools were shelled, and there was large-scale damage to civilian infrastructure in many settlements.<ref name="panam"/> According to Beglaryan, "In Stepanakert alone, there are more than 10 injured, including children and women."<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30860623.html\|title=Միայն Ստեփանակերտում 10-ից ավելի վիրավոր կա, ներառյալ՝ երեխաներ ու կանայք. Արցախի ՄԻՊ\|website=«Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան}}</ref> The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defence denied these claims.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Azerbaijan Army does not shell civilians\|url=https://mod.gov.az/en/news/azerbaijan-army-does-not-shell-civilians-32324.html\|access-date=2020-09-27\|website=mod.gov.az\|language=en}}</ref> Prosecutor General of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in a statement reported that "a total of 19 civilians were hospitalized with various injuries" as of 27 September.<ref name="genprosecutor">{{Cite web \|url=https://genprosecutor.gov.az/az/post/2782 \|title=Mətbuat xidmətinin MƏLUMATI - cəbhədəki son vəziyyət. \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|website=genprosecutor.gov.az \|language=az }}</ref> According to the prosecutor general, "Gurbanov Elbrus Isa oglu, a resident of ], ], and four members of his family were killed as a result of artillery fire by Armenian Armed Forces."<ref name="elbrus">{{Cite news \|url=https://apa.az/az/hadise/Ermnilrin-atdigi-ats-nticsind-bir-ailnin-5-uzvu-hlak-olub-colorredRSMIcolor-607309 \|title=Ermənilərin atdığı atəş nəticəsində bir ailənin 5 üzvü həlak olub - RƏSMİ \|website=APA.az \|date=2020-09-27 \|access-date=2020-09-27 \|language=az }}</ref>

	According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian ] anti-aircraft units<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/3305904.html\|title=Defence Ministry: Azerbaijan ~~Army’s~~ Troops launches counter-offensive operation along entire front\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown.<ref name="aljaz"/> Armenia claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and ]s, as well as 15 drones.<ref name="auto1"/>		According to Azerbaijan, it destroyed 12 Armenian ] anti-aircraft units<ref>{{cite web \| url =https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/3305904.html\|title=Defence Ministry: Azerbaijan Army's Troops launches counter-offensive operation along entire front\|publisher=]\| date=27 September 2020\| accessdate =27 September 2020}}</ref> and lost one helicopter, thought its crew survived the shootdown.<ref name="aljaz"/> Armenia claimed the elimination of four Azerbaijani helicopters, ten tanks and ]s, as well as 15 drones.<ref name="auto1"/>

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