Operation Horadiz
Operation Horadiz | |||||||
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Part of First Nagorno-Karabakh War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Azerbaijan Afghan Mujahideen |
Armenia Artsakh | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Shair Ramaldanov (operation commander) Ilham Aghayev (commander of the intelligence unit) | Mikael Harutyunyan | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Parts of 702nd Regiment 777 Regiment 702 Brigade 704 Brigade 181 Brigade Parts of Internal Troops |
Hadrut Regiment 77th Shushi Separate Battalion |
Operation Horadiz (
History
Background
The Armenians, who captured
In December 1993, Armenian armed forces attempted to move east of
Battle
According to the Azerbaijani side, on January 5, the 702nd Brigade, which took part in the Horadiz operation, captured 3 tanks, 1
On January 6
Afghan Mujahideen, who arrived in the fall of 1993, also took part in the Azerbaijani attack. According to some reports, the training of the Mujahideen was higher than that of regular Azerbaijani army, and they played a key role in the capture of Horadiz by Azerbaijani army.[7]
Aftermath
As a result of the operation, Horadiz village, 20 villages of Fuzuli district and
According to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani forces took control of 21,000 hectares. On January 5, 1994, Azerbaijani Army soldiers entered Horadiz and planted the
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