First Nagorno-Karabakh War

1988–1994 Armenia-Azerbaijan war

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2020 Azerbaijan achieves victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, taking control of 4 Armenian-occupied districts and the towns of Shusha and Hadrut in Nagorno-Karabakh.
September 28 2020 Azerbaijan introduces martial law, a curfew, and declares partial mobilization following the outbreak of hostilities.
September 27 2020 The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War begins with initial clashes along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact. Armenia and Artsakh introduce martial law and total mobilization, while Azerbaijan introduces martial law, a curfew, and declares partial mobilization the following day.
April 2018 A documentary film 'Return' about Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh War participant Imran Gurbanov premiered in Baku, directed by Rufat Asadov and written by Orkhan Fikratoglu.
April 2016 The worst clashes since the 1994 ceasefire erupted. Azerbaijan reportedly launched an offensive to seize territory, resulting in 12 Azerbaijani soldiers killed, a Mi-24 helicopter and tank destroyed. Armenia reported 18 soldiers killed and 35 wounded, as stated by President Serzh Sargsyan.
July 2014 Tensions escalated with ceasefire breaches by Azerbaijan. President Ilham Aliyev threatened Armenia with war during July-August 2014.
2013 A video game 'İşğal Altında: Ağdam' was released, similar to the previous game but set in the town of Agdam.
June 2012 Release of the Azerbaijani video game 'İşğal Altında: Şuşa' (Under Occupation: Shusha), a first-person shooter game depicting the 1992 battle of Shusha from an Azerbaijani soldier's perspective.
2010 Deadly skirmishes took place between Armenia and Azerbaijan during mid-2010 along the line of contact.
May 20 2010 OIC Council of Foreign Ministers adopted Resolution No. 10/37, condemning alleged Armenian aggression and calling for implementation of UN Security Council Resolutions 822, 853, 874, and 884.

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