(Nagorno-Karabakh) So you may have noticed that things have become a little heated between Armenia and Azerbaijan these past few days and like most conflicts the roots here are rooted in the past. Around 207 years ago the Russians captured what is now modern day Azerbaijan from Iran which was followed a few years later (1827) with the capture of what is today modern day Armenia..
and it is widely believed that the Turks took the opportunity of the exercise to deliver around 4000 Syrian jihadists to spearhead the attack on Armenia, a large number of Drones , electronic warfare equipment and it is reported F16s. whilst the Turks have denied doing so , with evidence saying otherwise the Turks have issued a press release that they are willing to support Azerbaijan regain Nagorno-Karabakh.Tek Millet, İki Devlet!🇹🇷🇦🇿
— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) July 30, 2020
Azerbaycan-Türkiye Fiilî Atışlı Ortak/Müşterek Tabur Görev Kuvveti Tatbikatı, Bakü/Azerbaycan ve Nahçıvan’da eş zamanlı olarak, Türkiye’den Kara Havacılık Unsurlarının da katılımıyla devam ediyor.#MSB #TSK pic.twitter.com/nj7NJVFrnh
History of Dispute:
1920: Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region was established
within Azerbaijan by the then Soviet Union.
1988: Nagorno-Karabakh legislature passed a resolution to
join Armenia despite the region's legal location within Azerbaijan’s borders.
1991 : The autonomous region officially declared that it
would not join either of the countries after a referendum which was boycotted
by Azerbaijan. War erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region,
leaving roughly tens of thousands of casualties and hundreds of thousands of
refugees.
1994: Russia mediated a cease-fire which has remained in
place since.
2016: In April 2016, the region was particularly tense
because of violent fighting between the two countries, which was known as the
Four Day War.