Azerbaijan made sabotage attempt on June 17 – Defense Army

June 23, 2018 By administrator

Azerbaijan made sabotage attempt

YEREVAN, JUNE 23, Azerbaijan violated the ceasefire regime 150 times on Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line in the period of June 17-23, during which over 1500 bullets were fired at the Armenian border guards from different caliber weapons, using also hand-held anti-tank grenades in the eastern and northern sections.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the press service of the Defense Ministry of Artsakh, in addition to the mentioned violations the adversary also made sabotage attempt in the direction of one of the military positions of Artsakh’s army in the eastern direction on June 17 at about 21:45.

Defense Army’s front line units timely detected the advancement of Azerbaijani special units and repelled them.

Moves of Azerbaijani military equipment were noted during the week in different sections of the frontline.

The front line units of the Defense Army take all the necessary measures to silence the adversary’s aggression and continue to carry out a reliable defense of the military positions.

Turkey Tries to ‘Sabotage’ Raqqa Operation by Disclosing Coalition Bases

July 21, 2017 By administrator

Earlier this week Turkey’s news agency Anadolu reported that the United States had a total of 10 military outposts in Syria in the territory controlled by the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG).

The report identified the locations where the bases were situated and outlined some of their uses, including US-led coalition airstrike coordination and the training of Kurdish fighters.

Anadolu noted that the locations of the US forces are often designated as “closed zones” and are classified. US ground troops supplement airstrikes and shelling, train local forces and conduct operational planning. Some units also participate in active combat operations.

The outlet also reported about three more posts in the north of the province of Raqqa, two of which host French troops alongside US personnel. The third transfers equipment to Kurdish forces and acts as a communication center of the US-led coalition forces.

Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon told Sputnik that the disclosure of sensitive military information by Turkish media could potentially disrupt US-led operations against Daesh.

Meanwhile, Ankara denied its involvement in the report.

“Anadolu news agency prepared this piece of news [about US bases in Syria] on its own. As a news agency, it could choose this topic. Even in our thoughts, we did not want to take steps that threaten the security of our allies,” Turkish Presidential Spokesperson Ambassador Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday at a press conference.

However, Emre Demir, a prominent Turkish journalist working in France, said that the Turkish government may have possibly been involved in the report.

“This is a very sensitive report. We should not forget that 90 percent of Turkish media is government-controlled. Such news agencies as Anadolu are controlled by [Turkish President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s close circle and his family,” Demir told Sputnik France.

The journalist pointed out that since the information was reported by Anadolu, the Turkish government may be attempting to “sabotage” the military operation in Raqqa while “sending a signal to the US.”

“I think that by doing so Ankara wants to express anger over the cooperation between the US military and Kurdish forces,” Demir said.

The Turkish government considers the PYD and YPG to be affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), listed as a terrorist organization. The PYD and the YPG, as well as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have been receiving support from the US in fighting Daesh terrorists in Syria.

“Ankara sees Kurds as an existential threat, a threat more serious than Daesh. Erdogan cannot just sit and watch Kurds establish an autonomous state while siding with the US and France. This is why Ankara wants to hinder Kurdish military operations backed by the US-led coalition,” the journalist said.

According to Jacques Hogard, a retired French military officer and president of the consulting company EPEE, the public disclosure of sensitive military information could be a “very dangerous blow under the belt” to the US and French militaries.

“Islamist radicals, including Daesh, gather information and our enemies are very likely to use the information from that report to stage new attacks. The Turkish government is playing a double game. Ankara should explain the situation to NATO,” Hogard told Sputnik France.

He also pointed out that Ankara’s actions are aimed against Kurds backed by the US and other Western allies.

“I think this is why the disclosure of such sensitive information took place,” Hogard concluded.

Karabakh Update: Azerbaijan makes sabotage attempt toward Karabakh village

April 7, 2016 By administrator

STEPANAKERT. – The adversary launched a reconnaissance-sabotage operation in the early morning hours on Thursday, in a northeasterly (Talish village) direction of the Line of Contact between the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces.

The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Defense Army informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that the vanguard units of the Defense Army, however, detected, in timely fashion, this advance by the hostile group, and started a well-organized defense.

As a result of the close battle, the adversary was pushed back leaving behind the corpse of Azerbaijani Armed Forces captain, Naftalan town resident Vaqif Bayramov, who was born in 1979.

This incident once again proves that Azerbaijan not only does not respect the ceasefire agreement that was reached on Tuesday, but also attempts—with provocative actions—to deliberately destabilize the already volatile situation.

In Turkey even black ice on roads is considered sabotage, Ankara mayor Gökçek claims

January 2, 2015 By administrator

Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek claimed that black ice on the roads of Ankara that caused more than 100 traffic accident last week was caused by unidentified people who turned on garden sprinklers by the roadside to deliberately form ice. report Today Zaman

In his remarks during a radio program on Wednesday, Twitter phenomenon Gökçek answered the question about the Ankara’s residents’ problems about transportation in the city.

He said that the traffic accidents on Dec. 22 were the result of sabotage perpetrated by unknown people.

When asked if there was any municipal negligence to blame for the 100-plus traffic accidents that occurred on Dec. 22 due to black ice on the roads, Gökçek said: “On that day, a strange incident happened. Our friends detected that many garden sprinklers on traffic islands were turned on. The water on the road turned to ice. They caught one of them [suspects]; however, it turned out that he wasn’t the right guy. Now, police are searching for those who did this.”

Last week, Atatürk Boulevard in the capital was closed to traffic due to black ice on the roads. Many people were injured in multiple-vehicle collisions. The clashes reportedly caused considerable damage to the vehicles. More than 100 vehicles were involved in the accidents, reports say.

Azeris undertake sabotage attempt, casualties reported

December 8, 2014 By administrator

The Azerbaijani armed forces undertook a sabotage attempt at the line of contact with the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic.

“The saboteurs were rebuffed, with losses,” Tert.am quoted NKR presidential spokesman David Babayan as saying.

As reported by the NKR defense army press office, serviceman Gagik Ispiryan, 19, was killed Monday, Dec 8, by Azeri fire. Details are not known.

Meanwhile, Azeri media reported several incidents. According to haqqin.az, two Azerbaijani soldiers were blown up by a mine. Salamnews agency said 3 Azeri servicemen were injured in a car accident.

It’s not the first time, when Azerbaijan conceals the real cause of its soldiers’ death. Probably, the above mentioned casualties were result of the attack they undertook.

Haqqin: Автомобиль с азербайджанскими солдатами подорвался на мине, есть жертвы

Salamnews: В Агстафе трое азербайджанских военнослужащих попали в аварию

I await war every day – Karabakh defense minister

August 20, 2014 By administrator

Even though a ceasefire was reached twenty years ago at the request of Azerbaijan, the adversary’s most recent acts of sabotage on the Line of Contact showed yet again that its objective is to occupy the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) and establish control over Karabakh’s entire area.

NKR Defense Minister and Defense Army Commander Movses Hakobyan stated the aforesaid to reporters.

As per Hakobyan, Azerbaijan still hopes to occupy Karabakh by blackmailing the OSCE Minsk Group.

“The last twenty years have shown that the Azerbaijani side always grows distant from the OSCE Minsk Group-proposed possible avenues for the pacific settlement of the Karabakh issue,” the NKR defense minister said.

The minister also noted that, in recent years, Azerbaijan has invested large sums in the country’s armed forces, and on the account of its oil, thus proving its intention to resolve the Karabakh issue by force.

“[But] the NKR Defense Army expects a resumption of military operations by Azerbaijan. I wait for war every day, and the [NKR] army’s goal is to be ready for war,” the minister stressed.

Movses Hakobyan added that in response to the arming of the Azerbaijani armed forces, NKR is engaged in the training of soldiers and the modernization of its arsenal.

Armenia developed sabotage infiltration prevention system – MOD

July 24, 2014 By administrator

YEREVAN. – In recent years, a quite serious work has been done in the Armenian Armed Forces to carry out anti-sabotage measures in all parts of the border.

Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told the abovementioned to the RFE/RL Armenian service.

“In order for the technical equipment to be set up on the frontlines, first and foremost, all boundaries should be clarified, there must be demarcation because they are fairly expensive equipment,” Ohanyan specifically noted.

The minister added that domestic border security devices are at the testing stage.

“Surely, we collaborate with all those institutions which either make proposals, or also carry out our [placed] orders. We especially collaborate with the information technology [IT] enterprises,” Seyran Ohanyan stated.