Military history of the Republic of Artsakh
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The military history of the Republic of Artsakh contains information about the history of military actions or events performed by or in the Republic of Artsakh.
Artsakh Defense Army
The Artsakh Defense Army (sometimes also known as Artsakh Self-Defense Army) was officially established on May 9, 1992 as the formal defense force of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, uniting previously disorganized self-defense units which were formed in the early 1990s in order to protect the ethnic Armenian population of Artsakh from the attacks by the military of the Soviet and Azerbaijani forces. Currently Artsakh Defence Army is around 15,000–20,000 well-trained and equipped officers and soldiers. It consists of infantry, tanks, artillery and anti-aircraft systems.
Capture of Shusha
The Capture of Shushi marked the first significant military victory by
Battle of Kelbajar
The Battle of Kelbajar was the capture of the western region of
First Nagorno-Karabakh War
The First Nagorno-Karabakh War refers to the armed conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the small
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
The Artsakh Defence Army suffered a defeat in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, fighting against the military of Azerbaijan.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-333-77340-3
- ^ Excerpt on the battle on the NKR website
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Mulcaire, Jack (9 April 2015). "Face Off: The Coming War between Armenia and Azerbaijan". The National Interest. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
The mostly Armenian population of the disputed region now lives under the control of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a micronation that is supported by Armenia and is effectively part of that country.