When prominent archeologist and orientalist Nikoghayos Mar for the first time together with Toros Toromanyan entered fabulous city Ani in 1904 and launched excavations, he knew that Ani has keep lots of secrets for him, and now, after the centuries’ silence they should come up from the dust of oblivion. However, even experienced Mar couldn’t have supposed that he was to uncover single finding.
“To say that this cooperation was a lifebuoy for the Syrian conflict, will be incorrect, as regularly military operations have been calmed down in Syria, and serious clashes, new progress have been undertook.”
If that were to happen, it would mark two deadly encounters for Nagorno-Karabakh in the span of just nine months. It will do little to buoy the spirits of the citizens here, but it might finally remind the world that this long-ignored frozen conflict has begun to drastically heat up.
“Judging from the recent developments taking place in the Nagorno KarabakhAzerbaijan line of contact, there is such an impression that the Azerbaijani side has chosen a tactic to gradually and intentionally escalate the situation in the frontline.”
The Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh has released images of a damaged vehicle of the ministry, which came under fire when Azerbaijani forces fired AGS-17 type grenade launchers overnight October 6-7 in the northern direction of the line of contact.
The Defense Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh informed that the Defense Army soldier was wounded by the Azerbaijani shooting in one of the military units located in the southern direction of the NKR Defense Army.
