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Afghan militias
On 7 October 2020, Artsakh's Presidential Spokesman Vahram Poghosyan said that according to intelligence, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had reached an agreement with the leader of the Islamic Party of Afghanistan (Hezb-e-Islam) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to involve new "terrorist groups" in the war against Artsakh. According to Kommersant, in this context, there is every reason to trust the press secretary of Artsakh. On 17 October 2020, Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) stated that the Azerbaijani side is engaged in the transportation of a large amount of ammunition and mercenaries to its territory, as evidenced by the flights of Silk Way’s Boeing 747 and Il-76 planes from Baku to air bases in different countries. According to the NSS, the Baku-Bagram flight was registered on October 16, and the Bagram-Lashkar Gah-Baku flight on October 17. The NSS reported that the same route was scheduled for October 18 and flights from Baku to Kandahar. It also notes that information on some of these flights is absent in the system of international timetables, and a number of airports do not have an international classification. Also, on 2 October 2020, in response to the statements made by Afghanistan, Armenia's National Assembly has officially appealed to the CSTO parliamentary assembly secretary to start the process of depriving Afghanistan of its observer status.

Armenian diaspora volunteers
On 28 September, the Azerbaijani MoD alleged that among the Armenian casualties were mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria and a variety of Middle East countries. On the same day, the Turkish Minister of Defence stated that Armenia must "send back the mercenaries and terrorists it brought from abroad". Two days later, Azerbaijani authorities asked the international community to "adequately respond to the use of terrorist forces by Armenia". On 30 September, the SOHR also stated that Armenian-born Syrian fighters were being transported to Armenia to fight against Azerbaijan. The next day, Azerbaijani authorities stated that Armenia had widely employed foreign terrorist forces and mercenaries against it, with there being evidence of people of Armenian origin from the Middle East, especially Syria and Lebanon, and subsequently Russia, Georgia, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries. A Novaya Gazeta report, citing Lebanese Ministry of Internal Affairs intelligence, stated around 500 ethnic Armenian Lebanese had travelled to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Kurdish militias
On 30 September, Turkish sources alleged that approximately 300 PKK militants were transported to Nagorno-Karabakh via Iran. However, these claims were not substantiated by evidence. The Armenian President, Armen Sarkissian, has denied the Turkish allegations of PKK fighters being present in Armenia, describing them as "absolute nonsense". On 6 October, the Azerbaijani State Security Service (SSS) claimed, citing intercepts, that Armenia had employed foreign mercenaries, including members of Kurdish militant groups whom Armenia had brought from Iraq and Syria, to fight Azerbaijan. This was denied by Armenia.

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2 Armenian prisoners executed


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Canada has suspended the export of drone technologies to Turkey over concerns that it is using its technology in the conflict.

Artsakh's independence recognition
Due to the ongoing hostilities, the urgent motion on recognizing the independence of the Republic of Artsakh has been passed in different cities and towns. The bill on recognizing Republic of Artsakh was submitted to French Parliament. On 25 November the French Senate adopted resolution on recognising the independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The issue of recognition of Artsakh’s independence is under discussion of the Parliament of Armenia as well.

On 16 October, Kommersant revealed details about Turkish military personnel in Azerbaijan. According to the newspaper, Turkish servicemen have remained in Azerbaijan after joint military drills this summer, to coordinate and direct the planning and conducting of the operations. Particularly, 600 servicemen have stayed behind, including a battalion tactical group of 200 people, 50 instructors in Nakhijevan, 90 military advisers in Baku, 120 flight personnel at the airbase in Qabala; 20 drone operators at the Dollyar Air Base, 50 instructors at the aviabase in Yevlakh, 50 instructors in the 4th Army Corps in Perekeshkul and 20 others at the naval base and at the Azerbaijan Higher Military Academy in Baku. According to the source, in Azerbaijan are 18 Turkish infantry fighting vehicles, one multiple launch rocket system, 10 vehicles and up to 34 aircraft, including 6 warplanes, 8 helicopters and up to 20 drones for providing military intelligence. Kommersant also states that during the first week of October up to 1300 Syrian militants and 150 Libyan mercenaries were deployed to Azerbaijan.

As of 16 October, Hayastan All Armenian Fund raised over $ 125 million for humanitarian needs of Artsakh due to the recent 2020 war.

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3 Russian journalists injured

Elizabeth Tsurkov, an American expert on Syria, found videos of Arabic-speaking foreigners (Tsurkov believes they are Syrian mercenaries) urging compatriots to come there. The shooting location was identified as Horadiz, located on the Azerbaijani side near the confrontation line In this regard, the BBC notes that evidence of the presence of Syrian militants in Azerbaijan is multiplying

On 2 October, Russian investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta reported that between 700 and 1,000 militants allegedly were sent to Azerbaijan. The fighters are assembled in groups of 300 people, then they are sent to the town of Killis, from there they go to Gaziantep airport to fly to Baku with a transfer in Istanbul. The flight passes through the airspace of Georgia. According to Novaya Gazeta, a recruiter of the Hamza Division Sayf Abu Bakr, a Syrian Turkmen, is directly involved in the registration of mercenaries. The fighters are registered in the village of Afrin. According to the newspaper, mercenaries from the “Samarkand” Brigade and the “Nureddin Zinki” Brigade are also taking part in the battles. The monthly salary of a mercenary is allegedly $ 1,800.

On 6 October, the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia Sergey Naryshkin confirmed that several thousand fighters of terrorist organizations from the Middle East came for the war in Nagorno-Karabakh on the side of Azerbaijan, particularly, Jabhat al-Nusra (al-Qaeda branch), Firkat Hamza, Sulat Murday, as well as extremist Kurdish groups. All of them have links with the terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS). Naryshkin also said that the direct involvement of Turkey complicates this conflict.

On 7 October, Asia Times reported that mercenaries allegedly signed up to go to Azerbaijan for USD 1,500 a month

On 14 October, The Washington Post reported allegedly the deaths of more than 50 Syrian mercenaries in Karabakh.

On 6 October, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the interview given to French newspaper Le Figaro claimed that 30 percent of those killed in hostilities of the Azerbaijani side are mercenaries from abroad.

On 15 October, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that Turkey’s involvement in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia has increased the risk in the region, inflaming the situation by arming the Azerbaijanis.

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On 16 October, Elizabeth Tsurkov, researcher on the Middle East, provided more detailed information on the recruitment drive of at least a thousand mercenaries to Azerbaijan. According to her, among the fighetrs are also civilians with no fighting experience and that initially, the recruiters told prospective fighters they would be guarding oil facilities, however the Syrians were thrown into the front line. She also revealed the names of the main three recruiters: Fahim Issa (Sultan Murad Brigade), Sayf Abu Bakr (Hamza Division) and Muhammad Jassem (Sultan Sliman Shah Brigade).

according to a recruit working with the Turkish-backed Sultan Sliman Shah Brigade faction and a Sultan Murad fighter already in Azerbaijan. The recruiters are now even accepting civilians with no fighting experience.

But once Azerbaijan engaged in hostilities with Armenian forces, the Syrians were thrown into the front line.

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4 October
At approximately 17:80, the Armenian MoD released footage apparently showing the Azerbaijani soldiers fleeing the village of Mataghis.

At approximately 12:10, the Armenian MoD stated that the Artsakh Defense Army destroyed three planes and two tanks belonging the Azerbaijani military.

5 October
At approximately 10:20, the Armenian MoD stated that the Azerbaijani forces were firing rockets on the capital Stepanakert.

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On 3 September 2020, Prime Minister Pashinyan announced that "in addition to the Azerbaijani army units, Syrian mercenaries and terrorists, special units of the Turkish army are involved in the attacks", adding that "150 high level Turkish military officers are in different Azerbaijani command centers and control the military operations".

On 3 October, the National Security Service of Armenia presented the intercepted conversations between the Turkish and Azerbaijani military, as well as the conversations between the Azerbaijani military and the mercenaries in Arabic language. On the sameday, a video has been published where a young man carry a rifle allegedly in Nagorno-Karabakh and yells "Allahu Akbar" several times. Elizabeth Tsurkov, researcher on the Middle East, stated on her Twitter that the fighter is Mustafa Qanti, 23-years-old, recruited to go to Libya by the Hamza Division.

On 5 October, Russian News Agency RIA Novosti confirmed that 322 "well-equipped" Syrian mercenaries were in the conflict zone and 93 had been killed; 430 mercenaries from Syria headed to Karabakh last weekend.

The Armenian MoD stated that Azerbaijan is using LAR-160 multiple launch rocket systems to fire cluster munitions prohibited by humanitarian law into the civilians settlements.

Units:
 * 4,369 servicemen killed (including mercenaries)


 * 508 Armoured fighting vehicles destroyed
 * 162 UAVs downed
 * 17 Aircrafts downed
 * 16 Helicopters downed
 * 4 BM-30 Smerch destroyed
 * 4 SU aircrafts downed


 * 496 Armoured fighting vehicles destroyed
 * 145 UAVs downed
 * 17 Aircraft downed
 * 16 Helicopters downed
 * 4 BM-30 Smerch destroyed
 * 4 SU aircrafts downed

"all of them are affiliated with the Islamic State terrorist organization".

On 3 September 2020, the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Foreign Ministry called on the international community to recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh in order "to restore peace and security in the region."

"Since 27 September 2020, the Azerbaijani armed forces, with the support of Turkey and terrorist organizations from the Middle East, have unleashed an aggressive war against Artsakh. The large-scale armed attack by Azerbaijan is accompanied by serious violations of the norms of international humanitarian law, as well as the laws and customs applicable in armed conflict. In particular, the Azerbaijani-Turkish armed formations are deliberately shelling cities, villages and civilian objects of Artsakh with the aim of terrorizing and destroying the civilian population. As a result of their criminal actions, there have been numerous casualties among the civilian population," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"We welcome the efforts of leaders of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries and the international community as a whole, aimed at putting an immediate end to the armed aggression of Azerbaijan and the de-escalation of tensions. At the same time, we note that all the demands and appeals of the international community are cynically rejected by the triple alliance of Turkey, Azerbaijan and terrorist organizations.

"We call on the international community to recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh in order to ensure the rights of the citizens of Artsakh to life and peaceful development. In the current situation, the international recognition of Artsakh is the only effective mechanism to restore peace and security in the region."

Later, it was stated that at least 28 pro-Turkey Syrian rebel fighters, who were among more than 850 combatants, have been killed in clashes.

At approximentaly 12:10, the Armenian Foreign Ministry stated that the Azerbaijani military is using long-range weapons to destroy civilian infrastructure.

Russian military expert Mikhail Khodarenok stated that Azerbaijan planned, prepared and launched an offensive operation in Karabakh. According to him, the Azerbaijani army did not complete any mission of the first day during 5 days of the clashes.

3 October
At 08:23, the Armenian Defense Ministry stated that heavy fighting is underway in the northern and southern directions of the (Nagorno-Karabakh) Artsakh contact line. The president of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan went to the frontline.

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🇹🇷 Turkish military experts (per Armenia)

https://eurasianet.org/armenians-accuse-turkey-of-involvement-in-conflict-with-azerbaijan

Etymology
The ancient name of Gadabay is Getabak. The Armenian historian of the XIII century Vardan Areveltsi mentions the toponym in the form Getabaks.

According to the hypothesis of the German scientist H. Hübschmann, the toponym comes from the Armenian "get" (գետ) - river and "bak" (բակ) - yard.

An air-raid siren was turned on in Stepanakert.

The Armenian Defense Ministry stated that the Nagorno Karabakh army has downed two helicopters and three drones.

https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/285523/

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