493:, Armenian forces used the power vacuum in Azerbaijan at the time, and seized Aghdam in July 1993. HRW reported that "during their offensive against Aghdam, Karabakh Armenian forces committed several violations of the rules of war, including hostage-taking, indiscriminate fire, and the forcible displacement of civilians". After the city was seized, it was intentionally looted and burned under orders of Karabakh Armenian authorities in retaliation for Azerbaijan's destruction of the Armenian-populated city of
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and 5 km east of the border of the former
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. Armenian forces considered Aghdam as a main staging area of Azerbaijani forces for attacks and artillery strikes against the Armenian-populated
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in the city of Aghdam. The leadership of the
Azerbaijani army concentrated a large amount of artillery in Aghdam, which was used in the shelling of
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Following the battle of Aghdam, on July 25 ceasefire was announced by
Armenian authorities and Azerbaijani government. Several villages such as
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missile launchers, heavy artillery and tanks. The campaign also included simultaneous assault on
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and the beginning of the
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Caucasus: escalation of the armed conflict in Nagorno Karabakh
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The battle of Aghdam started on June 12 from north and south of Aghdam using
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village around which
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694:"Azerbaijan enters Nagorno-Karabakh district after peace deal"
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254:~130,000 civilians displaced from the town and surrounding
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Black Garden: Armenia and
Azerbaijan Through Peace and War
556:. Azerbaijanis in Aghdam and Armenians in Stepanakert and
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in 1992. In June 1993, the rebellious
Azerbaijani colonel
465:(June – July 1993) took place on 23 July 1993 during the
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Azerbaijan: a quest for identity : a short history
807:. New York. Washington. Los Angeles. London. Brussels:
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Azerbaijan: Seven years of conflict in
Nagorno-Karabakh
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Azerbaijan: Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh
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877:. New York: New York University Press. p. 213.
90:Displacement of Azerbaijani civilians according to
951:"2 Caucasus Regions Sinking Deeper Into Civil War"
773:"Robert Parsons "Tug-of-war for Nagorno-Karabakh""
755:"Group of Russian Forces in Transcaucasia (GRVZ)"
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625:United Nations Security Council Resolution 853
482:region. A significant part of the surrounding
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997:Denber, Rachel; Goldman, Robert K. (1994).
832:Denber, Rachel; Goldman, Robert K. (1994).
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1034:Battles of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
486:was captured by Armenian forces as well.
27:Battle of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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515:Main Missile and Artillery Directorate
96:Aghdam becomes a ghost town until 2020
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538:Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
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904:. St. Martin Press. p. 180.
723:"Tug-of-war for Nagorno-Karabakh"
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838:. The United States of America:
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599:and the city of Aghdam became
311:Civilian clashes and massacres
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540:which they had captured in
86:Armenian control until 2020
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467:First Nagorno-Karabakh War
297:First Nagorno-Karabakh War
230:armoured fighting vehicles
43:First Nagorno-Karabakh War
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1059:July 1993 events in Asia
1054:June 1993 events in Asia
811:. 1994. pp. 35–54.
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607:were repopulated by the
603:. Other villages of the
1064:Hostage taking in Asia
548:marched his troops on
143:Commanders and leaders
56:12 June – 23 July 1993
241:Casualties and losses
507:collapse of the USSR
360:Gushchular−Malibeyli
511:Soviet Armed Forces
1049:1993 in Azerbaijan
1005:Human Rights Watch
956:The New York Times
809:Human Rights Watch
702:. 20 November 2020
630:Operation Goranboy
609:persons displaceds
542:Operation Goranboy
491:Human Rights Watch
333:Stepanakert−Shusha
224:unknown number of
92:Human Rights Watch
1044:Conflicts in 1993
938:978-1-84545-257-5
840:Human Right Watch
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413:Mardakert−Martuni
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842:. pp.
706:20 November
601:ghost towns
529:regions of
475:Stepanakert
435:Summer 1993
395:Stepanakert
236:helicopters
1028:Categories
984:2010-05-10
963:2010-05-10
783:2010-10-10
699:Al Jazeera
636:References
501:Background
382:Offensives
366:Garadaghly
137:Azerbaijan
70:Azerbaijan
33:Battle of
597:Chirakhly
588:Aftermath
523:Martakert
495:Martakert
339:Kirovabad
873:(2003).
777:Archived
733:Archived
728:BBC News
619:See also
582:Khydyrly
448:Kalbajar
424:Kalbajar
406:Goranboy
203:Strength
61:Location
739:26 July
558:Askeran
527:Martuni
519:Askeran
441:Horadiz
371:Khojaly
322:Sumgait
317:Askeran
249:unknown
246:unknown
187:†
118:Armenia
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574:Tartar
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554:Aghdam
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429:Aghdam
419:Lachin
400:Shusha
376:Maraga
327:Gugark
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77:Result
66:Aghdam
35:Aghdam
660:(PDF)
505:With
234:Mi-24
226:tanks
218:tanks
216:~ 60
212:Mi-24
1009:ISBN
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708:2020
668:2021
613:NKAO
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550:Baku
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