Armenia’s act of aggression against Azerbaijan civilian population– updates

Updated fact sheet

 

Azerbaijan: The armed forces of Armenia have been continuing to target the civilian population, private houses and other civilian infrastructure in residential areas along the line of contact in a gross violation of its obligations under international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions.

 

According to the latest press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, civilian facilities, such as hospitals, medical centers, school buildings and kindergartens as well as graveyards have been subjected to indiscriminate shelling of armed forces of Armenia, including from artillery and other large-caliber weaponry.

 

By 18:00 October 3, 2020 totally 19 civilians, including children and elderly have been killed, 63 civilians have been hospitalized with various injuries as a consequence of heavy artillery shelling. 181 houses and 44 civilian facilities have been destroyed as a result of armed attack. Vehicles belonging to civilians became unserviceable, and numerous small and large horned animals and haystacks were destroyed as well.

 

The Armenian armed forces subjected to artillery fire the Terter city, the Shikharh village of the district, the village of Sogan-Verdiler and the Amirli settlement of the Barda region, Aghdam settlement of the Tovuz region, Dashkesen region, Jojugh Marjanli village of Jabrayil region,  the villages of Hindiristan, Alibeyli, Ahmadaghali and Safarli Guzanli settlement of the Aghdam region. Armenian armed units targeted the Sabirkend settlement of the Shamkir region from the territory of Armenia and the Guzanly village of the Agdam region from the occupied territories using artillery fire and rockets.