Sept 28, 2020
Yerevan.
The Human Rights
Organization of Afrin has released a list of rebel divisions active in Syria
that have been transported to Azerbaijan and hired as mercenaries to fight
against the Artsakh military in the ongoing Azeri offensive.
According to the
organization, 80 fighters from the seven different divisions were killed in
action.
The Syrian
militants have arrived to Azerbaijan through Turkish territory.
Below is a list of
the divisions and losses.
1) al-Sharqiya
rebel group – 19 militants
2)
Hamza Division – 4 militants
3) 51-rd Division
– 9 militants
4) Jaysh al-Nukhba
group – 11 militants
5) Levant Front –
22 militants
6) Al Furqan
Brigade – 33 militants
7) Al-Mutasim
Division – 6 militants
In the early
morning of September 27, the Azerbaijani military launched a massive attack on
Artsakh using air force, missiles and tanks. The Azerbaijani artillery
strikes targeted civilian settlements, including Stepanakert city, which
resulted in several civilians being killed. Schools were also bombed. A mother
and her child were killed in Martuni, Artsakh. Many other civilians were
wounded.
As of the latest
data, the Artsakh military’s countermeasures destroyed 4 Azeri attacking
helicopters, 27 UAVs, 36 tanks and armored personnel vehicles, 2 engineering
armored vehicles and 11 armored equipment. Around 200 Azerbaijani attacking
troops were killed in action.
The Artsakh
military said on September 28 that a total of 31 Artsakhi troops were killed in
action.
