The 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war is a current armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno Karabakh. The clashes began on the morning of the 27th September 2020 along the Nagorno Karabakh Line of Contact.
Both sides reported military and civilian casualties. Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh introduced martial law and total mobilisation, while Azerbaijan introduced martial law and curfew. On the 28th September, partial mobilisation was declared in Azerbaijan.
To clarify the above events, on the 23rd July 2020, Armenia announced the start of joint air defence system exercises with Russia and an analysis of the July 2020 clashes. A week later, Azerbaijan conducted a series of military exercises that lasted from July 29th to August 10th. And then again, in early September, with the involvement of Turkey.
In late September, Armenia took part in joint military exercises on the southern borders of the Russian Federation, in Armenia, as well as Askharia and South Ossetia, both self-declared independent states within what the international community regards as the national borders of Georgia.
During the 75th session of the United Nations Assembly, Turkey's president Erdogan made a statement supporting the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Also, prior to the resumption of hostilities, allegations emerged that thousands of Syrian army members were transferred to Azerbaijan, while according to Turkish sources, many PKK members were transferred to Nagorno Karabakh, in order to train the Armenian army to fight against Azerbaijan. At the same line, there was a relocation of thousands of Lebanese Armenians to Karabakh after the Beirut port explosion inflamed the conflict.
According to Voice of America, Turkey vows support of Azerbaijan in the escalating Nagorno Karabakh conflict. Turkish President Erdogan called Armenia "the highest threat of peace in the region", which is preposterous.
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last Monday, that "Turkish experts were fighting side by side with Azerbaijan". Turkey government officials declined to comment on the accusations.
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