He believes that after the April violence, the conflict is unlikely to return to its semi-quiet state and that a new round of fighting would be harder to contain than previous conflicts.

[173], Chatham House fellow Zaur Shiriyev, suggested that Azerbaijan prompted a "carefully controlled escalation [that] served to raise international awareness of the fragility of a status quo which Azerbaijan regards as unfavourable, in order to galvanize the international mediators and put pressure on Yerevan to be constructive at the negotiating table.

[citation needed] The same day, the Armenian defense ministry announced that an Azerbaijani drone, identified as an Israeli-made IAI Harop, attacked a bus carrying Armenian volunteers enlisting in military service to the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Martakert by slamming itself against it, killing seven people aboard including the heads of two rural communities within the NKR. [9] During the first day of fighting, Armenian forces claimed to have destroyed at least three Azerbaijani tanks, two military helicopters (including an Mi-24[69][70] and at least one armed Mil Mi-8/17) and two unmanned drones, photographs and videos of which surfaced on the internet. [73] On 6 April, news footage shown on Armenia's First Channel revealed Armenian journalists and NKR troops freely mingling on the streets of Talysh and Madagiz. According to official statements of the involved sides, 90 Armenian[10][11][12] and 31 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed during the clashes,[19] and several pieces of military equipment from both sides were destroyed. L'armée azerbaïdjanaise a aussi publié une vidéo montrant, depuis les airs, la destruction de trois engins militaires ennemis. [79] Later, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov stated that if shelling of Azerbaijani settlements by Armenian forces did not cease, Azerbaijan would consider launching an artillery bombardment on Stepanakert. Ca chauffe au Caucase 3 Avril 2016 , Rédigé par Observatus geopoliticus Publié dans #Caucase, #Histoire, #Russie La situation dégénère sérieusement au Caucase entre l'Arménie et l'Azerbaïdjan. On 3 April, Armenian military authorities announced that NKR forces had recaptured positions around Talysh,[72] which the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense claimed was untrue. Les derniers affrontements et échanges de coups de feu entre les deux États se sont produits lors d’une série d’accrochages en 2016 qui a duré quatre jours. Le cessez-le-feu est régulièrement violé, ce qui entraîn… It is believed to be the first ever combat use of the drone anywhere. [60][63] An AFP journalist confirmed that the Lalatapa heights were also under Azerbaijani control.

L'Azerbaïdjan prêt à faire la guerre ? [142] Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan condemned the encouragement of the Azerbaijani serviceman who was depicted on another photo where the mutilated head of Sloyan was manifestly shown. Moscou a appelé dès dimanche matin «à un cessez-le-feu immédiat» et à des pourparlers entre les belligérants, alors que les deux camps se rejettent la responsabilité des hostilités. Les deux nations s’accusent mutuellement d’avoir relancé les hostilités. [64] The Azerbaijani side claimed that they had captured some areas, including heights near the village of Talysh, as well as the village of Seysulan. [39], A ceasefire was reached on 5 April between the chiefs of the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Moscow. [43] The Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported names of 92 military and civilian casualties, in total.[44].

Le Premier ministre arménien Nichol Pachinian a, lui, accusé son ennemi historique d’avoir "déclaré la guerre au peuple arménien".

[175], Christine Philippe-Blumauer noted, "Russian official reactions suggest that Russian troops would not actually decide to intervene in favor of the Armenian side, should the conflict scale-up to a fully-fledged war yet again. The draft report suggested that the format of the negotiations should be changed. [68] 14,400 people living in villages were affected by clashes, but no internal displacement or immediate humanitarian need was reported. Loading... Unsubscribe from Russia Today?

According to the human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev, attacks against Karimli are simply diverting attention from truly important issues and testing technologies to distract people's justified anger caused by the serious consequences of wrong decisions.