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Aliyev takes the bait of Erdogan: Serj Tankian blames Turkey for Nagorno Karabakh situation
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YEREVAN, APRIL 4, ARMENPRESS. Prominent US-Armenian rock-musician Serj Tankian again referred to ongoing clashes since April 2 on the contact line of Karabakh and Azerbaijan blaming the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan for this situation. As “Armenpress” reports, Tankian shared his comments in Facebook.
He mentioned that US Vise President Joe Biden a few days ago expressed his concern about continued violence, called for dialogue, and emphasized the importance of a comprehensive settlement of long-term stability, security and prosperity of the region. “However, Azerbaijan then immediately started large scale attacks on positions in Karabakh. Aliyev took the bait of Erdogan seemingly wanting to distract the attention from the annual Armenian Genocide commemorations on April 24. This is a complete rebuke to the Vice President and Secretary of State of the U.S. by Azerbaijan. It’s time Obama used “G” word this month to show Erdogan who is boss”,- says Serj Tankian’s post on facebook.
Along the entire length of the contact line of Nagorno Karabakh- Azerbaijani opposing forces, on April 1 and throughout the morning of April 2, the adversary undertook large-scale offensive military actions, during which the adversary shelled with missile-artillery units not only Armenian defense positions, but also civilian settlements.
According to the data of the Defense Army, the Azerbaijani armed forces fired MM-21 (Grad) multiple rocket launcher on April 2, at 08: 30 in the direction of Martuni (NKR), killing 12 year old Vaghinak Grigoryan and wounding two other children. 4 other civilians were wounded later.On April 3 the subversive group of Azerbaijan brutally killed 3 elderly and vandalized their corpses in Talish village.
Due to the timely and professional actions of the Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army, it was possible to take the situation under control, and make the enemy suffer considerable losses. On April 1 and 2, the Azerbaijani forces sustained 200 casualties. 20 enemy tanks and 1 “Grad” missile system were destroyed.
The Armenian side sustained 18 casualties and 37 wounded.
On April 3, starting from 06:00, the adversary continued aggressive military operations by using missile-artillery systems and armored vehicles.
The Defense Army undertook counteroffensive measures and dominated the strategic base in the direction of Talish, which was earlier occupied by Azerbaijani forces.
