Nagorno-Karabakh

Wisdom of strength: How Azerbaijan turned military victory into peace - opinion

Azerbaijan liberated Karabakh in a decisive military victory, but at what cost?

|ByROMAN GUREVICH
A general view shows the town of Agdam, controlled by Azerbaijani arms forces, in the region of Karabakh, Azerbaijan November 24, 2020.
Armenian girls study Jewish religious texts under the direction of Rabbi Gershon Meir Burshtein in Yerevan.

After decades of conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan peace plan gives Caucasus Jews new hope

Jews in both countries could benefit after countries signed documents to end 35-year-long hostilities which have defined relations between the two nations.

|ByLARRY LUXNER/JTA
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump is joined by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a trilateral signing event at the White House last Friday.

TRIPP in the Caucasus: Strategic realignment at Iran’s northern frontier - opinion

A new transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory, that will operate under Armenian sovereignty and be developed and managed by an American-led consortium

|ByAIDIN PANAHI
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) meet in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2023.

Israel can draw lessons from Azerbaijan's diplomatic strategy - opinion

Azerbaijan offers a valuable and practical model, both in post-conflict recovery and in the realms of societal resilience and foreign policy.

|ByROMAN GUREVICH

Azerbaijan expresses outrage after Russia says it violated ceasefire

Over the weekend, Azerbaijani forces crossed a ceasefire line in Nagorno-Karabakh, sparking skirmishes with Armenian forces.

MARCH 26, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, TZVI JOFFRE
An Azeri soldier is seen at fighting positions near divided Taghavard village in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Tensions rise again as Azerbaijani forces cross line of contact - report

Armenia has also accused Azerbaijan of cutting off gas supplies to Artsakh amid extreme winter weather in the area.

MARCH 24, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Ethnic Armenian soldiers stand in a trench at their position near Nagorno-Karabakh's town of Martuni, April 8, 2016.

Can there ever be peace in the Middle East, Eurasia? - opinion

If positive momentum in the diplomatic arena continues in both the Middle East and Eurasia, 2022 could be a banner year for peace.

DECEMBER 1, 2021ByJACOB KAMARAS
AZERI SERVICE members take part in a procession in Baku last month marking the anniversary of the end of the 2020 military conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Is Iran threatening Azerbaijan over Israel ties?

Tehran wants to send a message to Baku that “we know what you are doing.” And Iran has done this before.

OCTOBER 5, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A service member of the Russian peacekeeping troops stands next to a tank near the border with Armenia, following the signing of a deal to end the military conflict between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, November 10, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh War: One year since Armenia, Azerbaijan's last conflict

The ramifications of the war, including geopolitical shifts of power and the dangers of drone warfare on display, continue to be felt to this day.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021ByAARON REICH
A still image from a video released by the Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry shows members of Azeri armed forces firing artillery during clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in an unidentified location, in this still image from footage released September 28, 2020

Azerbaijan slammed for display of Armenian wartime helmets

For some online, the images and caricatures evoked “genocide,” with posts comparing the helmets to “trophies” collected by other regimes.

APRIL 14, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
HICRAN QULIYEVA stands in front of her house in Ganja, Azerbaijan, on Saturday, after it was hit by a rocket during the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.

Canadian drone tech used in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - report

Internal government documents revealed that the Trudeau government exported drone optics to Turkey, which were in turn used by Azerbaijan in its 2020 war with Armenia.

MARCH 19, 2021ByMICHAEL STARR
HERMES 45, a new drone by Elbit Systems, which it describes as a ‘Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System’ (STUAS), made its first appearance at the Paris Airshow 2019.

Did Azerbaijan’s use of Israeli weapons make the war worse or better?

The larger question that emerges is whether the systems resulted in less casualties for both sides, either by accelerating Azerbaijan’s victory, or forcing Russia to come in as a peacemaker.

MARCH 18, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Demonstrators supporting Armenia hold a sign protesting Israel's sale of arms to Azerbaijan in the military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Brussels, Belgium October 7, 2020

Israeli drones used by Azerbaijan under spotlight in new TV report

The TV report noted that according to foreign reports Israel has sold Azerbaijan drones over the years.

MARCH 13, 2021BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Local resident Lenser Gabrielyan, 65, stands on the ruins of his farm that was destroyed by shelling near the village of Taghavard in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, January 16, 2021. Following the military conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh and a further signing of a ceasefire deal, the village was div

Israeli doctors restore sight for Azeri soldiers hurt in war with Armenia

The doctors primarily operated in the field of oculoplasty and carried out procedures such as eye socket restoration and eyelid surgery.

MARCH 8, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Members of the Israeli delegation to help wounded Azeri soldiers regain their sight.