Tbilisi
The Azerbaijani operation began at 7:10 am local time along the
Nagorno-Karabakh
"contact line"
.
A deployment of land and air forces
"probably more massive than during the four-day war of April 2016",
deplores a Western military expert stationed in the Caucasus.
Fighter planes, helicopters, combat drones, T-72 tanks, Baku has embarked on a large-scale offensive after having, last week, mobilized its reservists and requisitioned 4 × 4 pick-ups from individuals.
Read also:
Why Armenia and Azerbaijan clash on their border
The Azerbaijani side claims that it is a
"counter-offensive operation", in
order
"to suppress the combat activity of the armed forces of Armenia".
Few observers believe in this scenario.
“Baku wants,
as in 2016
, to take back hectares in the occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, to boast among the people of having obtained a victory.
The intention is not to take over the province, which would be too cumbersome and costly: we
This article is for subscribers only.
You still have 74% to discover.
Subscribe: 1 € the first month
Can be canceled at any time
Enter your email
Already subscribed?
Log in
/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/prisa/PCKNHDYUOZF4VPN5GXSF2QO3II.jpg)