Aras Valley campaign
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Aras Valley campaign[19][20][lower-alpha 1] (Azerbaijani: Araz vadisi əməliyyatları, Armenian: Արասի հովտի արշավ, romanized: Arasi hovti arshav) was a military operation launched by Azerbaijan against the breakaway Republic of Artsakh along the Aras River in the Azerbaijan–Iran border during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Parts of this article (those related to Casualties) need to be updated. (November 2020) |
Aras Valley campaign | |||||||||
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Part of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War | |||||||||
Map of the campaign as of 29 October 2020 (For a more detailed map, see military situation in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Azerbaijan | |||||||||
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State Border Service[2] |
Artsakh Defence Army Armed Forces of Armenia National Security Service[12] | ||||||||
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Per Azerbaijan:[17]
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1 Azerbaijani civilian killed[18] 6 Azerbaijani civilian injured[18] |
The operations started on 27 September, with Azerbaijani advancements in Jabrayil and Fuzuli districts, with the initial objective to seize control of Jabrayil and Füzuli.[23] On 9 October, both sides agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. After the declared ceasefire, the President of Artsakh admitted Azerbaijan had been able to achieve some success, moving the front deep into Artsakh territory;[24] the Armenian Prime Minister announced that Armenian forces had conducted a "partial retreat".[25]
However, the ceasefire quickly broke down and the Azerbaijani advance continued. Within days Azerbaijan announced the capture of dozens of villages.[26] The Azerbaijani forces, advancing more along the Aras River, captured the Khodaafarin Bridges and the nearby dam.[27] On 20 October, the Azerbaijani forces took control of Zangilan,[28] and on 22 October, Ağbənd, thus taking full control over the Azerbaijan–Iran border.[29]