AZERBAIJAN DEFENSE MINISTRY: 12 ENEMY MILITANTS WERE KILLED, 15 WOUNDED-UPDATED

Azeri Press Agency
March 5 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku. Mahbube Gasimbeyli- APA. Armenian armed forces have violated
ceasefire again on March 4 and started firing early morning.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry Press Service told APA, it was resulted
with the straining of situation in several directions through the
frontline.

The enemies trying to distract international community’s attention
from the bloody clashes and armed confrontation in Armenia fall back
on the diversion. Azerbaijani Army heroically fitting rebuff to the
enemies and launched a heavy strike on them. 12 Armenian militants
were killed and 15 wounded in the direction of Goyarkh village of
Terter region. The enemies have been forced to stop firing in 01.00
on March 5, a relative calmness settled now in the area. Three
soldiers of Azerbaijan Army – 1988 born Tusayev Nemat Habibulla
oglu (drafted in January, 2007 in Zagatala military commissariat),
1988 born Gasimov Yusif Oruj oglu (drafted in October, 2007 in
Sheki military commissariat) and 1988 born Ismailov Bahruz Arzu oglu
(drafted in October, 2007 in Sheki military commissariat) fell in the
battle. 1988 born Aljanov Rovshan Khazar oglu (drafted in October,
2006 in Gobustan military commissariat) was wounded. Another soldier
of Azerbaijan Army 1978 born Safarov Jeyhun Bahaddin oglu (drafted in
1996 in Khatai military commissariat) fell in the direction of Gizil
Oba village of Terter region on March 5 late night when Armenian
forces opened fire on the positions of Azerbaijani Army.