2014 in Azerbaijan
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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Incumbents
Events
August
- August 1 - At least eight Azeri soldiers are killed following clashes with Armenian troops on the border and near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan said Armenia had also suffered losses, although it did not provide any details.[1]
- August 2 - Five more Azeri troops are killed in overnight fighting with ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. The casualties bring the death toll to at least 13 in a flare-up of violence over the last few days around Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia has said that any further escalation is unacceptable.[2]
- August 3 - Four Azerbaijani soldiers are killed in fresh clashes with Armenian groups near the border of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.[3]
- August 9 - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev declares a ‘state of war’ with Armenia on Twitter saying “We are not living in peace, we are living in a state of war".[4]
November
- November 12 - Azerbaijan shoots down an Armenian Mil Mi-24 military helicopter.[5]
References
- ↑ "Azeri troops killed in clashes with Armenia as tensions flare". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Five more killed in clashes between Azeris, ethnic Armenians". 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Says Four Soldiers Killed Near Karabakh". 3 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "President of Azerbaijan declares 'state of war' with Armenia on Twitter". The Independent. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Azerbaijan Risks New Armenia Conflict as Chopper Downed". 13 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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