BAKU: 8 Azerbaijani servicemen martyred, 2 names made public

APA, Azerbaijan
Aug 1 2014

8 Azerbaijani servicemen martyred, 2 names made public – UPDATED

[ 01 August 2014 12:07 ]

Terter. Teymur Zahidoglu – APA. Two of the servicemen martyred last
night in the direction of the Gapanli village on the line of contact
have been identified.

They are servicemen Vugar Poladov and Elnur Ibrahimov, APA’s Karabakh
bureau reports.

Baku. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. The situation on the line of contact of
the Azerbaijani and Armenian troops has escalated again.

APA reports that Armenian armed forces violated ceasefire in several
directions last night and attempted to invade the territories which
are under the control of Azerbaijani Army.

8 Azerbaijani servicemen have been killed in the fights.

Details of the incident are being specified.

According to press service of the Defense Ministry, Armenian
reconnaissance and sabotage groups’ attempt to cross contact line in
two directions has been prevented. The enemy units gave casualties in
the fights and retreated.

Unfortunately, Azerbaijani army also gave casualties.

Ministry’s press service says that Azerbaijani warrant officer Almazov
Isa Ziyad, 1977, drafted from Gazakh Region, was shot to death by
enemy in the fights in Gazakh.

Ministry of Defense presents condolences to family and relatives of
martyr and wishes them patient.