Chronicle of the Patriotic War: October 31
In response to the large-scale provocations committed by Armenian armed forces along entire length of the front, the Azerbaijani Army on September 27, 2020, launched a counter-offensive which then dubbed as “Iron Fist”. The 44-day war has put an end to the almost thirty years of occupation and ensured the restoration of the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The bright victory achieved under leadership of the Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev has been written in the history of Azerbaijan in golden letters.
3 tanks, 1 “Grad” MLRS, 1 truck full of ammunition, 3 howitzer-guns in a combat position and on a trailer, as well as a large number of personnel of the Armenian armed forces were destroyed by accurate fire strikes on the enemy.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by German ARD TV channel.
“The sabotage-reconnaissance group consisting of the Armenian special forces attempted to get closer to the defensive line of our troops in order to commit a provocation. The auto vehicle was destroyed by the first fire strike on the enemy, and the scattered sabotage-reconnaissance group has begun to flee. It was also observed that the members of the group got into the second vehicle “Kamaz” to leave the area. And this car, filled with armed servicemen, was also immediately destroyed by a direct and precise hit,” Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said.
3 tanks, 1 “Grad” MLRS, 1 truck full of ammunition, 3 howitzer-guns in a combat position and on a trailer, as well as a large number of personnel of the Armenian armed forces were destroyed by accurate fire strikes on the enemy.
EVERY MOMENT OF THE VICTORY
On September 27, 2020, the Armenian armed forces carried out a large-scale provocation and subjected the positions of the Azerbaijani Army in the frontline zone and human settlements to intensive fire from weapons, mortars and other artillery devices. As a result, in order to prevent the combat activeness of the Armenian army and ensure the security of civilians, the Azerbaijani Army Command decided to launch a counter-attack operation across the frontline. The confrontations escalated quickly and turned into the Second Karabakh War.
During the 44-day war with the Republic of Armenia, Jabrayil was liberated on October 4, Fuzuli - on October 17, Zangilan - on October 20, Gubadli - on October 25 and Shusha - on November 8. In accordance with the statement signed in Moscow, starting from 01:00 Baku time, November 10, it was declared that the military operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone were completely terminated, until December 1, Armenia would withdraw from the Azerbaijani territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, and the construction of new transport communications connecting Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic with Azerbaijan's western regions would be ensured.
On November 20, 2020, Aghdam was liberated, on November 25 - Kalbajar, on December 1 - Lachin.
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