List of conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia

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The following is a list of conflicts and wars between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including predecessor states.

Conflict Start Finish Azerbaijan (and allies) Armenia (and allies) Results Notes
Armenian–Azerbaijani War 1918 1920 Azerbaijan

Ottoman Empire

Russia

Armenia

United Kingdom

Centrocaspian Dictatorship

Soviet Victory Both Armenia and Azerbaijan underwent Sovietisation.
First Nagorno-Karabakh War 1988 1994 Azerbaijan

Soviet Union (until 1991)

Turkey

Israel

Ukraine

Armenia

Russia

Artsakh

Armenian military victory.[1] De facto unification of Artsakh with Armenia[2] although is an internationally recognised as a de jure part of Azerbaijan.[3]
2008 Mardakert Skirmishes 2008 2008 Azerbaijan Artsakh Both sides claim victory Both sides suffered light casualties.
2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes 2010 2010 Azerbaijan Armenia
2010 Mardakert clashes 2010 2010 Azerbaijan Armenia

Artsakh

2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes 2012 2012 Azerbaijan Armenia

Artsakh

2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2014 2014 Azerbaijan Armenia Stalemate No territorial changes.
April War 2016 2016 Azerbaijan Armenia

Artsakh

Inconclusive Azerbaijan captures two heights in the conflict zone.[4]
Gyunnyut clashes 2018 2018 Azerbaijan Armenia Azerbaijan gains between 10 and 15 km2 of land.[5]
July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes 2020 2020 Azerbaijan Armenia Both sides claim victory No territorial changes.
Second Nagorno-Karabagh War 2020 2020 Azerbaijan

Turkey (alleged by Armenia; denied by both Turkey and Azerbaijan)[6][7]

Syrian National Army (allegedly;[8][9] denied by Azerbaijan[10])

Arms supplied by Israel.[11]

Armenia

Artsakh

Volunteers from the Armenian diaspora[12][13]

Arms supplied by Russia (denied by Iran)[14][15]

Azerbaijani victory Azerbaijan takes control of 5 cities, 4 towns and 240 villages, and territory which includes the entire Azerbaijan–Iran border.[16]
2021 Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis 2021 Ongoing Azerbaijan Armenia Ongoing Azerbaijan takes an estimated 41 kilometers of Armenian territory, Russian-brokered ceasefire has taken effect as of November 17, 2021.[17][18]

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  5. ^ "Azerbaijan makes a move in Nakhichevan amid change of guard in Armenia". www.civilnet.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  6. ^ "Armenian Foreign Ministry: Turkish Military Experts are Fighting Alongside Azerbaijan". hetq. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. ^ Reuters Staff (2020-09-28). "Turkey deploying Syrian fighters to help ally Azerbaijan, two fighters say". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  9. ^ "Syrian rebel fighters prepare to deploy to Azerbaijan in sign of Turkey's ambition • The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights". The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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  11. ^ "As Nagorno-Karabakh conflict expands, Israel-Azerbaijan arms trade thrives". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  12. ^ APA.az (2020-09-28). "Vagif Dargahli: "There are mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria and different countries of the Middle East among the losses of the enemy"". apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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  14. ^ "Spokesman Denies Claim That Arms Transferred via Iran to Armenia". en.mfa.gov.ir. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
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  16. ^ "Son dakika haberi: Azerbaycan Cumhurbaşkanı duyurdu: 49 yerleşim yeri daha kurtarıldı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  17. ^ Kucera, Joshua (15 Nov 2021). "Tension again spikes between Armenia and Azerbaijan". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2021.
  18. ^ "Russia Mediates Ceasefire Between Armenia and Azerbaijan". MassisPost. 16 Nov 2021. Retrieved 17 Nov 2021.
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