southfront--2020-11-05--Azerbaijan Raised Its Activity On Northern And Eastern Fronts In Nagorno-Karabakh

On November 5 , Armenian forces repelled a new attack by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The Azerbaijani attack , which targeted the eastern part of the region , started at 10:30 AM local time .
Armenian forces quickly forced the attackers to withdrew .
Azerbaijani troops left behind an armored personnel carrier , a truck and the dead bodies of several soldiers .
Meanwhile , in the northern part of Nagorno-Karabakh , Armenian forces ambushed two Azerbaijani sabotage groups .
The groups were preparing to launch attacks .
While Azerbaijani forces are facing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Nagorno-Karabakh , they are advancing with ease in the south .
A day earlier , Azerbaijani forces captured the villages of Mirak and Kavdar in the district of Jabrayil ; Mashadiismayilli and Shafibayli in the district of Zangilan ; Basharat , Garakishilar and Garajalli in the district of Gubadli .
The Azerbaijani pressure on the southern frontlines of Nagorno-Karabakh may soon lead to a collapse on the eastern and northern directions .
Armenian forces are yet to launch any meaningful counter-attack in southern Nagorno-Karabakh .
Such a move , if it happens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war .
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On November 5, Armenian forces repelled a new attack by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Azerbaijani attack, which targeted the eastern part of the region, started at 10:30 AM local time. Armenian forces quickly forced the attackers to withdrew. Azerbaijani troops left behind an armored personnel carrier, a truck and the dead bodies of several soldiers.
Meanwhile, in the northern part of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian forces ambushed two Azerbaijani sabotage groups. The groups were preparing to launch attacks.
While Azerbaijani forces are facing resistance in the eastern and northern frontlines of Nagorno-Karabakh, they are advancing with ease in the south.
A day earlier, Azerbaijani forces captured the villages of Mirak and Kavdar in the district of Jabrayil; Mashadiismayilli and Shafibayli in the district of Zangilan; Basharat, Garakishilar and Garajalli in the district of Gubadli.
The Azerbaijani pressure on the southern frontlines of Nagorno-Karabakh may soon lead to a collapse on the eastern and northern directions.
Armenian forces are yet to launch any meaningful counter-attack in southern Nagorno-Karabakh. Such a move, if it happens, could turn the tide of the war.
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southfront--2020-11-05--Chaos Continues In Turkish-Occupied Areas In Northern, Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos)

Chaos continues to grow in Turkish-occupied areas in the northern and northeastern regions of Syria , where attacks are taking place on a regular basis .
On November 4 , Hamdu Hamadi , a commander of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army ( SNA ) , was assassinated in the city of al-Bab in northern Aleppo .
An improvised explosive device ripped through the commander ’ s SUV , killing him on the spot .
The commander ’ s father , who was in the vehicle with him , was injured in the attack .
Hamadi , also known by his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” was a senior commander of the Sham Legion , a key faction of the SNA coalition .
Meanwhile , in the Turkish-occupied part of northern Raqqa , a booby-trapped car exploded near a position of the SNA in the town of al-Zaydi .
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , a militant from the SNA ’ s 20th Division was killed and many others were injured as a result of the attack .
There were no immediate claims for the attacks .
Kurdish guerrilla groups are known for orchestrating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so do ISIS , whose cells are known to be active in northern Aleppo .
Turkey is not making any serious effort to secure the areas held by its proxies in northern and northeastern Syria .
Many opposition activists believe that some Turkish-backed militants are facilitating attacks for Kurdish forces and ISIS cells in return for money .
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Chaos continues to grow in Turkish-occupied areas in the northern and northeastern regions of Syria, where attacks are taking place on a regular basis.
On November 4, Hamdu Hamadi, a commander of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), was assassinated in the city of al-Bab in northern Aleppo.
An improvised explosive device ripped through the commander’s SUV, killing him on the spot. The commander’s father, who was in the vehicle with him, was injured in the attack.
Hamadi, also known by his nom de guerre “Abu Ghazi,” was a senior commander of the Sham Legion, a key faction of the SNA coalition.
مراسل #وكالة_زيتون يرصد مكان انفجار العبوة الناسفة التي أدت لاستشهاد قيادي في الجيش الوطني وسط مدينة الباب شرقي حلب
تصوير: حسن الأسمر pic.twitter.com/6CKu2cVjVC — وكالة زيتون الإعلامية – Zaitun Agency (@ZaitunAgency) November 4, 2020
تم استهداف صديقي ابو غازي اليوم في مدينة الباب بعبوة ناسفة رحمك الله أيها الصديق ولعنة الله على المجرمين pic.twitter.com/G9Vxd0AbBh — القاضي المستشار محمد نور حميدي (@kuEjMLFlpBM7Vne) November 5, 2020
Meanwhile, in the Turkish-occupied part of northern Raqqa, a booby-trapped car exploded near a position of the SNA in the town of al-Zaydi.
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a militant from the SNA’s 20th Division was killed and many others were injured as a result of the attack.
سيارة مفخخة تستهدف منطقة الزيدي بالقرب من طريق M4 والمعلومات الأولية تشير لوقوع شهيد وعدد من الإصابات شمال #الرقة pic.twitter.com/EXkWZcQOE2 — أحمد الرامي (@AhmedAlRami1) November 4, 2020
There were no immediate claims for the attacks. Kurdish guerrilla groups are known for orchestrating such attacks against the SNA. But so do ISIS, whose cells are known to be active in northern Aleppo.
Turkey is not making any serious effort to secure the areas held by its proxies in northern and northeastern Syria. Many opposition activists believe that some Turkish-backed militants are facilitating attacks for Kurdish forces and ISIS cells in return for money.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Behind The Threshold Of Defeat: Are Armenian Chances In War With Azerbaijan Disappearing?

The former Minister of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People ’ s Republic – Igor Strelkov – gave an interview to Russian news outlet NNA ( National News Agency ) on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and mistakes of the Armenian military command could lead to the final loss of the region .
The following part of the text is based on what the NNA reported of his statement : In Nagorno-Karabakh , Azerbaijani troops came close to the road that connects the capital of the unrecognized republic of Stepanakert with Armenia , along which the supply of the Armenian army @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ministry , battles are already underway near the cities of Lachin and Shusha .
Former Minister of Defense of the DPR Igor Strelkov on the air of the NSN explained that near Lachin , the operational crisis among the Armenians is not as acute as near Shusha .
“ For the Azerbaijani troops there is absolutely no difference where they intercept the road between Lachin and Shusha and , accordingly , Stepanakert .
They already intercepted it three days ago and interrupted the supply of the entire Armenian grouping east of Stepanakert and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do not really need to seize the Lachin corridor .
They will continue to exert pressure – maybe it works out , on the one hand .
On the other hand , sooner or later it will still have to be occupied .
And so the Armenian forces east of Stepanakert and Shushi are in an operational environment .
Since the southern road , one of the two that connect Stepanakert with Armenia , has already been cut .
The northern road is also located not far from the front line and under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Turkish coalition , not to mention aviation , ” Strelkov said .
He noted that after some time the Armenian forces will experience a shortage of ammunition , fuel and lubricants and food .
According to him , if Shusha falls , it will take just weeks before the Armenians are completely defeated .
“ If it can be defended , which I doubt , the fighting will drag on until the new year or even longer .
The situation can collapse in a matter of days , because in addition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now the most important for Azerbaijan , the offensive is being carried out on Martuni , where battles are already taking place on the outskirts of the city .
Offensive operations are also taking place on the northern front .
Armenia can not resist the Turkish-Azerbaijani coalition , which uses the most modern Turkish technology .
Not to mention Karabakh .
Without serious interference in this conflict , not even as a participant in hostilities , but at least within the framework of ultimatums , Iran or the Russian Federation , or better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ end with the defeat of the Armenians and the occupation of Karabakh .
The only question is in time , ” he explained .
Strelkov noted that the Armenian side in Karabakh made many unacceptable military mistakes .
“ But the Armenian side made a very large number of both strategic and tactical mistakes , which led to a quick defeat on the southern flank and an acute operational crisis , in fact , a semi-encirclement of the Armenian troops .
Even to retreat now from the region of Stepanakert , Magduni , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops of Nagorno-Karabakh can not .
They are on the verge of complete defeat , if they do not unblock the track in the near future .
They have not been able to do this for three days , on the contrary , the zone of Turkish influence to the west of Shushi is expanding .
We can say that the threshold of defeat has already been overcome , ” he clarified .
In his opinion , the main mistake of the Armenians in this conflict was that they were preparing for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said that being completely confident in their forces , the Armenians deployed their troops in fortified areas along the border , not foreseeing the possibility of an enemy breakthrough .
“ As soon as , using the latest technology and superiority in forces , the Turkish troops managed to break through along the Araks , the front immediately collapsed .
In the rear , there were no fortified areas , no nodes of resistance prepared in advance and occupied by the troops .
And from that moment Azerbaijani troops began to attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Another mistake .
The Armenians tried to counterattack in the conditions of the enemy ’ s total air superiority , and not to organize a defense on new lines .
With a general , probably threefold , superiority in manpower and equipment , the lengthening of the front is beneficial for the Azerbaijani-Turkish troops .
The wider it is , the more likely it is to find gaps in it .
And that ’ s what they are doing , ” the former DPR minister said .
According to Strelkov , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Year , Nagorno-Karabakh will be completely lost by the Armenians .
Currently , the Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh continue their offensive along the entire front line .
Summing up comments of Strelkov to NAA refers to the Azerbaijani forces almost entirely as the “ Turkish Forces ” as it appears for him there is no difference , and that Erdogan is the de facto sovereign of both countries and their respective armed forces .
Azerbaijan continues its advance , and despite Armenian calls of successful defense , the lack of manpower and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are proving too vast to effectively stop the Azerbaijani forces , along with the Syrian militants that fight on their side .
Armenia seems to be using its forces not very effective , and the recent policy of Yerevan , which is predominantly anti-Russian , doesn ’ t actually benefit its defense .
Russia does not rush to join in to defend the region that even Armenia does not recognize as its part .
Armenia also refuses to acknowledge the Artsakh Republic as an independent state , and hopes some other country would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing of the sort has happened .
But , if it recognizes it as an independent republic , then it can ’ t , at least for a long while , attempt to make it a part of its borders .
The deployment of UN peacekeepers that could theoretically help to establish a permanent ceasefire at least for some period also does not seem to be likely in the current condition .
Regardless multiple legal issues with the employment of such a move ( Azerbaijan is strongly against it ) , the Armenian-Azerbaijani @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its hot phase and such peacekeepers can not be deployed without the establishing of the real ceasefire regime .
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The former Minister of Defense of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic – Igor Strelkov – gave an interview to Russian news outlet NNA (National News Agency) on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and mistakes of the Armenian military command could lead to the final loss of the region.
The following part of the text is based on what the NNA reported of his statement:
In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani troops came close to the road that connects the capital of the unrecognized republic of Stepanakert with Armenia, along which the supply of the Armenian army goes.
According to the Artsakh Defense Ministry, battles are already underway near the cities of Lachin and Shusha.
Former Minister of Defense of the DPR Igor Strelkov on the air of the NSN explained that near Lachin, the operational crisis among the Armenians is not as acute as near Shusha.
“For the Azerbaijani troops there is absolutely no difference where they intercept the road between Lachin and Shusha and, accordingly, Stepanakert. They already intercepted it three days ago and interrupted the supply of the entire Armenian grouping east of Stepanakert and Shushi. That is, now they do not really need to seize the Lachin corridor. They will continue to exert pressure – maybe it works out, on the one hand. On the other hand, sooner or later it will still have to be occupied. And so the Armenian forces east of Stepanakert and Shushi are in an operational environment. Since the southern road, one of the two that connect Stepanakert with Armenia, has already been cut. The northern road is also located not far from the front line and under the intense influence of the field artillery of the Turkish coalition, not to mention aviation,” Strelkov said.
He noted that after some time the Armenian forces will experience a shortage of ammunition, fuel and lubricants and food.
“The coverage of Shushi is a serious strategic achievement in this offensive from Azerbaijan,” the former head of the DPR Defense Ministry stressed.
According to him, if Shusha falls, it will take just weeks before the Armenians are completely defeated.
“If it can be defended, which I doubt, the fighting will drag on until the new year or even longer. The situation can collapse in a matter of days, because in addition to the Shusha direction, which is now the most important for Azerbaijan, the offensive is being carried out on Martuni, where battles are already taking place on the outskirts of the city. Offensive operations are also taking place on the northern front. Armenia cannot resist the Turkish-Azerbaijani coalition, which uses the most modern Turkish technology. Not to mention Karabakh. Without serious interference in this conflict, not even as a participant in hostilities, but at least within the framework of ultimatums, Iran or the Russian Federation, or better both, hostilities in any case will end with the defeat of the Armenians and the occupation of Karabakh. The only question is in time,” he explained.
Strelkov noted that the Armenian side in Karabakh made many unacceptable military mistakes.
“But the Armenian side made a very large number of both strategic and tactical mistakes, which led to a quick defeat on the southern flank and an acute operational crisis, in fact, a semi-encirclement of the Armenian troops. Even to retreat now from the region of Stepanakert, Magduni, Aghdam, keeping the equipment, the troops of Nagorno-Karabakh cannot. They are on the verge of complete defeat, if they do not unblock the track in the near future. They have not been able to do this for three days, on the contrary, the zone of Turkish influence to the west of Shushi is expanding. We can say that the threshold of defeat has already been overcome,” he clarified.
In his opinion, the main mistake of the Armenians in this conflict was that they were preparing for a sort of “final war.”
“They had strong enough artillery, a sufficient number of combat-ready tanks, multiple launch rocket systems, conventional air defense systems. But there were absolutely no means to resist the shock and reconnaissance-corrective unmanned vehicles, which were massively used by the Turkish coalition. Gliding homing projectiles and all other latest technology. The Armenians were generally not ready for this,” Strelkov said.
He also said that being completely confident in their forces, the Armenians deployed their troops in fortified areas along the border, not foreseeing the possibility of an enemy breakthrough.
“As soon as, using the latest technology and superiority in forces, the Turkish troops managed to break through along the Araks, the front immediately collapsed. In the rear, there were no fortified areas, no nodes of resistance prepared in advance and occupied by the troops. And from that moment Azerbaijani troops began to attack in all directions, easily repulsing counterattacks. Another mistake. The Armenians tried to counterattack in the conditions of the enemy’s total air superiority, and not to organize a defense on new lines. With a general, probably threefold, superiority in manpower and equipment, the lengthening of the front is beneficial for the Azerbaijani-Turkish troops. The wider it is, the more likely it is to find gaps in it. And that’s what they are doing,” the former DPR minister said.
According to Strelkov, it is highly likely that by the New Year, Nagorno-Karabakh will be completely lost by the Armenians.
“Despite the opinion of some analysts that the complete victory of Azerbaijan is allegedly not beneficial to Erdogan, I believe that Erdogan and Aliyev are united in that they will strive to inflict a complete defeat on Armenia in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and completely cleanse the region by the New Year,” Strelkov concluded
Currently, the Azerbaijani armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakh continue their offensive along the entire front line.
***
Summing up comments of Strelkov to NAA refers to the Azerbaijani forces almost entirely as the “Turkish Forces” as it appears for him there is no difference, and that Erdogan is the de facto sovereign of both countries and their respective armed forces.
Azerbaijan continues its advance, and despite Armenian calls of successful defense, the lack of manpower and, mostly, the necessary hardware, are proving too vast to effectively stop the Azerbaijani forces, along with the Syrian militants that fight on their side. Armenia seems to be using its forces not very effective, and the recent policy of Yerevan, which is predominantly anti-Russian, doesn’t actually benefit its defense. Russia does not rush to join in to defend the region that even Armenia does not recognize as its part.
Armenia also refuses to acknowledge the Artsakh Republic as an independent state, and hopes some other country would do so – weeks have passed and nothing of the sort has happened. But, if it recognizes it as an independent republic, then it can’t, at least for a long while, attempt to make it a part of its borders. The deployment of UN peacekeepers that could theoretically help to establish a permanent ceasefire at least for some period also does not seem to be likely in the current condition. Regardless multiple legal issues with the employment of such a move (Azerbaijan is strongly against it), the Armenian-Azerbaijani war in Karabakh is in fact in its hot phase and such peacekeepers cannot be deployed without the establishing of the real ceasefire regime.
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southfront--2020-11-06--More Bodies Of Syrian Mercenaries Brought Back From Nagorno-Karabakh

At least ten Syrian mercenaries were killed over last few days while fighting with Azerbaijani forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh , the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ( SOHR ) reported on November 6 .
The mercenaries were deployed by Turkey to support the Azerbaijani attack on Armenian forces in the region , which started on September 27 .
According to the London-Based monitoring group , the total number of Syrian mercenaries killed by Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 250 .
The dead bodies of 195 militants were sent back to Syria .
12 bodies arrived @ @ @ @ @ @ @ days only .
The rest are still missing .
Recently , the families of missing mercenaries sent a letter to Turkey ’ s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , asking him to reveal the fate of their sons .
Despite the heavy human losses , Turkey is working to send more Syrian militants to Nagorno-Karabakh , according to the SOHR .
“ Turkey has been struggling to recruit more fighters to send to Nagorno-Karabakh region , as a large part of the fighters refuse to fight alongside Azerbaijani forces due to the sectarian factor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mercenaries sent to fight in Azerbaijan , ” the SOHR said in its report .
The SOHR revealed that the total number of Syrians fighting for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh is now over 2580 .
Only 342 went back alive after giving up their salaries .
The Azerbaijani military is reportedly using Syrian militants as cannon fodder on Nagorno-Karabakh ’ s hottest frontlines .
At least two have been captured by Armenian forces , thus far .
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At least ten Syrian mercenaries were killed over last few days while fighting with Azerbaijani forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on November 6.
The mercenaries were deployed by Turkey to support the Azerbaijani attack on Armenian forces in the region, which started on September 27.
According to the London-Based monitoring group, the total number of Syrian mercenaries killed by Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 250.
The dead bodies of 195 militants were sent back to Syria. 12 bodies arrived in the country in the last few days only. The rest are still missing. Recently, the families of missing mercenaries sent a letter to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, asking him to reveal the fate of their sons.
Despite the heavy human losses, Turkey is working to send more Syrian militants to Nagorno-Karabakh, according to the SOHR.
“Turkey has been struggling to recruit more fighters to send to Nagorno-Karabakh region, as a large part of the fighters refuse to fight alongside Azerbaijani forces due to the sectarian factor and the heavy human losses among the mercenaries sent to fight in Azerbaijan,” the SOHR said in its report.
The SOHR revealed that the total number of Syrians fighting for Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh is now over 2580. Only 342 went back alive after giving up their salaries.
The Azerbaijani military is reportedly using Syrian militants as cannon fodder on Nagorno-Karabakh’s hottest frontlines. At least two have been captured by Armenian forces, thus far.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Three Civilians Killed In Overnight Azerbaijani Shelling Of Stepanakert (Video, Photos)

On November 6 , a new wave of Azerbaijani strikes hit the city of Stepanakert , the capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
According to the Armenian Unified Infocenter , several heavy rockets , some armed with cluster warheads , targeted the heart of the city as well as nearby civilian settlements .
One of the rockets struck a house inside Stepanakert , killing three civilians .
According to the reports , one woman Svetlana Mcrtchian and two her grandchildren Eric and Arkadiy Ahumian were killed .
Rescue workers were able to retrieve the bodies of the victims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called the Armenian reports “ misinformation ” .
The ministry also stated that an explosion at an Armenian ammunition depot was behind the destruction in Stepanakert .
“ An explosion of truck loaded with ammunition resulted in a conflagration in the ammunition depot near Khankendi [ the Azerbaijani name for Stepanakert ] , ” the ministry said in a statement , “ The ammunition depot used to provide the units of the 10th mountain division and the 5th mountain regiment in Aghdere with weapons and ammunition.
” With today ’ s causalities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the beginning of the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 53 .
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh will not likely end any time soon .
Last month , Armenia and Azerbaijan reached three humanitarian ceasefires .
All collapsed within a few hours .
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On November 6, a new wave of Azerbaijani strikes hit the city of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the Armenian Unified Infocenter, several heavy rockets, some armed with cluster warheads, targeted the heart of the city as well as nearby civilian settlements.
“Azerbaijan is deliberately targeting residential buildings, civil and public infrastructure across the city,” the Infocenter said on Twitter.
One of the rockets struck a house inside Stepanakert, killing three civilians. According to the reports, one woman Svetlana Mcrtchian and two her grandchildren Eric and Arkadiy Ahumian were killed.
Rescue workers were able to retrieve the bodies of the victims.
#Azerbaijan continuously targets civilians settlements of #Artsakh. Fresh footage from the recent destructions pic.twitter.com/zfknztylVy — Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 6, 2020
A rocket has landed on a house in Stepanakert, three civilians were killed.
Thanks to search and rescue operations by the #Artsakh Rescue Service, their bodies have been removed from the ruins.
Other residences in the area were partially damaged pic.twitter.com/SNNPNMWj9Y — Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) November 6, 2020
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan called the Armenian reports “misinformation”. The ministry also stated that an explosion at an Armenian ammunition depot was behind the destruction in Stepanakert.
“An explosion of truck loaded with ammunition resulted in a conflagration in the ammunition depot near Khankendi [the Azerbaijani name for Stepanakert],” the ministry said in a statement, “The ammunition depot used to provide the units of the 10th mountain division and the 5th mountain regiment in Aghdere with weapons and ammunition.”
With today’s causalities, the total number of Armenian civilians killed since the beginning of the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 53.
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh will not likely end any time soon. Last month, Armenia and Azerbaijan reached three humanitarian ceasefires. All collapsed within a few hours.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Russia’s Security Service Arrested Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami Terrorist Cell In Kazan

The Russian Federal Security Service ( FSB ) , together with units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rosgvardia , suppressed the activities of a terrorist cell from Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami in Kazan , the press service of the Center for Public Relations ( DSP ) of the FSB reported .
It is noted that during the special operation , five Islamists were detained , whose activities were aimed at creating a “ world caliphate ” and violent overthrow of the government .
During the searches , propaganda materials , telephones and electronic media were seized in the homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was initiated .
It should be reminded that there are thousands of militants being deployed by Turkey to assist Azerbaijan in the war for Nagorno-Karabakh .
Russia admitted that it was concerned regarding their presence in South Caucasus , and this could , in fact , be the red line that ’ s being crossed that would warrant an intervention in the conflict by Moscow .
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service ( SVR ) received accurate information from various sources that terrorist fighters , including those from the Middle East , primarily from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflict , the head of the SVR of Russia Sergei Naryshkin said .
Commenting on a video published by the Armenian side about a Syrian mercenary captured in Karabakh , Naryshkin noted that Russia receives information from a number of countries about the transfer of militants to the South Caucasus .
Answering the question about SVR cooperation with the special services of Armenia and Azerbaijan , Naryshkin noted that there is a mechanism for interaction with them .
Kiselev also inquired about the cooperation of the British and Turkish special services on Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier it was reported that Turkey from the north of Syria transferred terrorist mercenaries to Azerbaijan with the aim of using them against Karabakh and Armenia .
This information was confirmed not only by the Armenian and Karabakh leadership , international media and foreign human rights organizations , but also by representatives of the authorities of Syria , France , Russia , the United States , etc .
France and Russia expressed concern about the involvement of militants from Syria in the hostilities in the zone the Karabakh conflict .
According to official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Defense Army captured two Syrian mercenaries who fought in Karabakh on the side of Azerbaijan .
Both mercenaries have already been interrogated and arrested , and criminal cases have been initiated against them .
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The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), together with units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Rosgvardia, suppressed the activities of a terrorist cell from Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami in Kazan, the press service of the Center for Public Relations (DSP) of the FSB reported.
It is noted that during the special operation, five Islamists were detained, whose activities were aimed at creating a “world caliphate” and violent overthrow of the government.
“With the use of subversive measures during the meetings, they spread terrorist ideology among the residents of the Republic of Tatarstan, recruited Muslims into their ranks,” the FSB said.
During the searches, propaganda materials, telephones and electronic media were seized in the homes of the detainees. A criminal case was initiated.
It should be reminded that there are thousands of militants being deployed by Turkey to assist Azerbaijan in the war for Nagorno-Karabakh.
Russia admitted that it was concerned regarding their presence in South Caucasus, and this could, in fact, be the red line that’s being crossed that would warrant an intervention in the conflict by Moscow.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) received accurate information from various sources that terrorist fighters, including those from the Middle East, primarily from Syria, are participating in the Karabakh conflict, the head of the SVR of Russia Sergei Naryshkin said.
Commenting on a video published by the Armenian side about a Syrian mercenary captured in Karabakh, Naryshkin noted that Russia receives information from a number of countries about the transfer of militants to the South Caucasus.
“We receive this data from a number of countries, from different sources and from our various partners, partner services in the Middle East and Middle East,” the head of the SVR explained.
Answering the question about SVR cooperation with the special services of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Naryshkin noted that there is a mechanism for interaction with them.
“There is a well-functioning mechanism of cooperation with the special services, with the intelligence services of all countries of the CIS space, including the Foreign Intelligence Service of Azerbaijan and the division of the National Security Service of Armenia, a division that is engaged in intelligence activities,” he said.
Kiselev also inquired about the cooperation of the British and Turkish special services on Karabakh and how they coordinate their actions.
“We feel the work of the Turkish intelligence service, we see certain elements of this work. As for British intelligence, I cannot say that about the British,” the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service replied.
Earlier it was reported that Turkey from the north of Syria transferred terrorist mercenaries to Azerbaijan with the aim of using them against Karabakh and Armenia.
This information was confirmed not only by the Armenian and Karabakh leadership, international media and foreign human rights organizations, but also by representatives of the authorities of Syria, France, Russia, the United States, etc. France and Russia expressed concern about the involvement of militants from Syria in the hostilities in the zone the Karabakh conflict.
According to official data, the servicemen of the Karabakh Defense Army captured two Syrian mercenaries who fought in Karabakh on the side of Azerbaijan. Both mercenaries have already been interrogated and arrested, and criminal cases have been initiated against them.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Head Of Cypriot Orthodox Church Found ‘Conspiracy’ In Actions Of Opposition To His Pro-Globalist Pol

Head Of Cypriot Orthodox Church Found ‘Conspiracy’ In Actions Of Opposition To His Pro-Globalist Policies

Actions of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and his supporters that seek to legalize the creation of the pro-globalist pseudo- church in Ukraine continue to create division within the Orthodox World .
On November 1 , 2020 , the head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church , Archbishop Chrysostom , called a “ conspiracy ” and “ punishable by eruption from dignity ” the position of the four metropolitans who disagreed with his decision to recognized the head of the non-canonical Orthodox Church of Ukraine , Ephiphany .
“ They blame me .
But the four met without me .
This is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by demotion .
However , I didn ’ t say anything .
They do what they themselves condemn , and I am silent in order to see how their illegality will reach , ” says Archbishop Chrysostom .
On top of this , he accused those who disagree with his position in the creation of a parallel synod .
It should be noted that decision to recognize the fake Ukrainian church , which was created with an aim of fighting the canonical one , the Ukrainian Orthodox Church ( Moscow Patriarchate ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier , Archbishop Chrysostom said that he did not inform the synodals about the decision because they would not agree with this , and he had no plans to listen to them .
The confrontation between the head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and his synode started after Metropolitan Athanasios , together with three other hierarchs of the Cypriot Church , Metropolitans Nikiforos of Kykkos and Isaiah of Tamassos , and Bishop Nicholas of Amathountos , appealed to Archbishop Chrysostomos to immediately revoke his anti-canonical decision to include the name of Epiphany @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Local Orthodox Churches .
Nonetheless , it seems that Archbishop Chrysostom as well as his senior partner in this adventure , Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople , are going to push their globalist and anti-canonical agenda at any cost .
Their non-canonical actions force other local churches to reconsider their position towards the current situation in the Orthodox World in general and the role of Constantinople in it .
Thus , the positon of the Russian Orthodox Church , as the center of the opposition to the aggressive propaganda of globalism and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing .
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Actions of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and his supporters that seek to legalize the creation of the pro-globalist pseudo- church in Ukraine continue to create division within the Orthodox World.
On November 1, 2020, the head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostom, called a “conspiracy” and “punishable by eruption from dignity” the position of the four metropolitans who disagreed with his decision to recognized the head of the non-canonical Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Ephiphany.
“They blame me. But the four met without me. This is called a conspiracy and is severely punishable by demotion. However, I didn’t say anything. They do what they themselves condemn, and I am silent in order to see how their illegality will reach, ”says Archbishop Chrysostom.
On top of this, he accused those who disagree with his position in the creation of a parallel synod.
It should be noted that decision to recognize the fake Ukrainian church, which was created with an aim of fighting the canonical one, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), without an approval of the local synod. Earlier, Archbishop Chrysostom said that he did not inform the synodals about the decision because they would not agree with this, and he had no plans to listen to them.
The confrontation between the head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and his synode started after Metropolitan Athanasios, together with three other hierarchs of the Cypriot Church, Metropolitans Nikiforos of Kykkos and Isaiah of Tamassos, and Bishop Nicholas of Amathountos, appealed to Archbishop Chrysostomos to immediately revoke his anti-canonical decision to include the name of Epiphany Dumenko in the diptychs of the primates of the Local Orthodox Churches.
Nonetheless, it seems that Archbishop Chrysostom as well as his senior partner in this adventure, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, are going to push their globalist and anti-canonical agenda at any cost. Their non-canonical actions force other local churches to reconsider their position towards the current situation in the Orthodox World in general and the role of Constantinople in it. Thus, the positon of the Russian Orthodox Church, as the center of the opposition to the aggressive propaganda of globalism and neo-liberalism, has been slowly but steadily growing.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Russian Foreign Intelligence Head: West Wanted “Sacred Sacrifice” To Fuel Instability

Approximately a year ago , Western special services discussed the possibility of bringing one of the opposition leaders in Russia as a “ sacred sacrifice ” to revive the extinct protest movement in Russia , said the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service ( SVR ) Sergei Naryshkin in an interview with RIA Novosti .
Naryshkin noted that the SVR has no confirmed evidence of the involvement of Western intelligence services in the situation with blogger Alexei Navalny .
“ If you want , I ’ ll tell you about indirect data for the first time .
About a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ verified , reliable , that on the territory of NATO countries – I ’ ll say right away that this is not Germany , a meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the special services .
the question of how to support and revive the protest movement in Russia , which has completely shrunk and is approaching zero , was discussed , ” Naryshkin said .
“ You know , as one of the options , mechanisms at a serious level , the issue of the so-called “ sacred sacrifice ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said that it would be better if this “ sacred sacrifice ” was one of the leaders of the opposition.
” According to Naryshkin , the SVR has no data that this or that victim has already been designated .
“ But … which is actually the case , unfortunately , our Western opponents use this tool from time to time .
Just as they used it in the former Yugoslavia , in Ukraine , ” concluded Naryshkin .
A “ sacred sacrifice ” is understood as a victim of a provocative murder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public outcry , which will be used to destabilize the social situation .
As a rule , a prominent person is chosen as a “ sacred victim ” .
Over the years , such assassinations have been repeatedly used to launch “ color revolutions ” in different countries .
Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20 after he fell ill on a plane from Siberia .
Based on the results of the examinations , the Omsk doctors called the main diagnosis a metabolic disorder , which caused a sharp change in blood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what caused it , but according to Omsk doctors , no poisons were found in Navalny ’ s blood and urine .
Later he was transported by plane to Germany .
After that , the German government announced , citing military doctors , that Navalny was allegedly poisoned with a substance from the Novichok group of toxic warfare agents .
Later , the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany reported that the conclusions of German experts were confirmed by the laboratories of Sweden and France , in parallel , at the request of Berlin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research .
In this regard , the Kremlin stated that Berlin did not inform Moscow of its conclusions , and the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Russia was waiting for a response from Germany to an official request on this situation .
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry , Maria Zakharova , noted that in a month Russia sent Germany three requests for legal assistance on the situation with Navalny , no answers were received .
On the day of Navalny ’ s hospitalization , the prosecutor ’ s office and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that de facto investigative actions on the situation with Navalny are underway , if the presence of a poisonous substance is confirmed , the investigation will be open and de jure .
According to him , Russia is ready to interact with Europe on the situation with Navalny , but needs information from Paris and Berlin .
The Berlin clinic Charite reported on September 23 that Navalny was discharged from the hospital , his condition is satisfactory , the attending doctors do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there ’ s been sanctions on various Russian officials , and the entire investigation has been “ concluded ” with the decision that Navalny was poisoned and no actual evidence has been provided .
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Approximately a year ago, Western special services discussed the possibility of bringing one of the opposition leaders in Russia as a “sacred sacrifice” to revive the extinct protest movement in Russia, said the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Naryshkin noted that the SVR has no confirmed evidence of the involvement of Western intelligence services in the situation with blogger Alexei Navalny.
“If you want, I’ll tell you about indirect data for the first time. About a year ago we received information, it is verified, reliable, that on the territory of NATO countries – I’ll say right away that this is not Germany, a meeting was held with the participation of representatives of the special services. the question of how to support and revive the protest movement in Russia, which has completely shrunk and is approaching zero, was discussed,” Naryshkin said. “You know, as one of the options, mechanisms at a serious level, the issue of the so-called “sacred sacrifice” was discussed. Moreover, it was said that it would be better if this “sacred sacrifice” was one of the leaders of the opposition.”
According to Naryshkin, the SVR has no data that this or that victim has already been designated. “But … which is actually the case, unfortunately, our Western opponents use this tool from time to time. Just as they used it in the former Yugoslavia, in Ukraine,” concluded Naryshkin.
A “sacred sacrifice” is understood as a victim of a provocative murder, whose death should cause a wide public outcry, which will be used to destabilize the social situation.
As a rule, a prominent person is chosen as a “sacred victim”.
Over the years, such assassinations have been repeatedly used to launch “color revolutions” in different countries.
Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20 after he fell ill on a plane from Siberia.
Based on the results of the examinations, the Omsk doctors called the main diagnosis a metabolic disorder, which caused a sharp change in blood sugar.
It is not yet clear what caused it, but according to Omsk doctors, no poisons were found in Navalny’s blood and urine.
Later he was transported by plane to Germany.
After that, the German government announced, citing military doctors, that Navalny was allegedly poisoned with a substance from the Novichok group of toxic warfare agents.
Later, the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany reported that the conclusions of German experts were confirmed by the laboratories of Sweden and France, in parallel, at the request of Berlin, the OPCW is conducting its own research.
In this regard, the Kremlin stated that Berlin did not inform Moscow of its conclusions, and the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Russia was waiting for a response from Germany to an official request on this situation.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, noted that in a month Russia sent Germany three requests for legal assistance on the situation with Navalny, no answers were received.
On the day of Navalny’s hospitalization, the prosecutor’s office and the police began to conduct their checks.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted that de facto investigative actions on the situation with Navalny are underway, if the presence of a poisonous substance is confirmed, the investigation will be open and de jure.
According to him, Russia is ready to interact with Europe on the situation with Navalny, but needs information from Paris and Berlin.
The Berlin clinic Charite reported on September 23 that Navalny was discharged from the hospital, his condition is satisfactory, the attending doctors do not exclude his complete recovery.
Since then, there’s been sanctions on various Russian officials, and the entire investigation has been “concluded” with the decision that Navalny was poisoned and no actual evidence has been provided.
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southfront--2020-11-06--The US Presidential Election: The View from Outside

It was now the turn of other states to vent about , and at , the United States .
The 2020 US presidential elections were coming down to a razor sharp wire .
The Democrats were starting to feel confident in the swing states .
Republicans and the Trump camp were mustering aggressive arguments on potential electoral fraud , lawyering up the heavies .
The picture is increasingly ugly , and the view from political outsiders is a mix of concern laced with a touch of bemusement .
Various countries and organisations were weighing in on the US elections in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and states in ill repair .
The International Crisis Group , in a report published just prior to the election , is all warning and woe .
“ The 2020 US presidential election presents risks not seen in recent history .
It is conceivable that violence could erupt during voting or protracted ballot counts .
Officials should take extra precautions ; media and foreign leaders should avoid projecting a winner until the outcome is certain.
” The last line has a fabulously understated tone of irony , given the more than enthusiastic pronouncements @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spoiler should be recognised over another in the elections of other countries .
Interfering in the elections of other states has been something of a Washington speciality , notably since the nascent days of the Cold War .
The Crisis Group believes that the US is in a terrible mess , a patient politically ill. “ Beyond the implications for any Americans caught up in unrest , the election will be a harbinger of whether its institutions can guide the US safely through a period of socio-political change.
” The Organisation for Security @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Donald Trump risked causing harm to “ public trust in democratic institutions ” notably in prematurely claiming victory .
Polish ambassador Urszula Gacek , as chief of the US OSCE ’ s mission , despaired at the rash of lawsuits already dotting the political landscape .
Such cases were “ changing the rules of the game while the game is still going on.
” ( For the untutored , this assessment is understandable ; but any seasoned observer would have to accept that behind every US election lies an army of lawyers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body ’ s 30 observers and 11 election experts took note of “ grave concerns ” from US election officials that legitimacy was being questioned “ due to the incumbent President ’ s repeated allegations of a fraudulent election process.
” A range of reactions have also been documented – anonymously , naturally – by .
One “ senior western official ” was “ shocked that Trump rejected a peaceful handover of power.
” Another noted concern about impending “ chaos ” , adding that , “ Everyone here is armed.
” Diplomatic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for something akin to an apocalypse .
Some diplomats have wondered whether to arm themselves in the event of violent demonstrations engulfing the city .
The view from various US allies has also been one of caution tempered with fear .
Over his tenure , Trump has been rather moody about the transatlantic alliance .
“ This is a very explosive situation , ” warned the German defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer .
“ This is a situation that can lead to a constitutional crisis in the US , as experts are rightly saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause us great concern.
” EU foreign affairs minister Josep Borrell was more measured .
“ The American people have spoken .
While we wait for the election result , the EU remains ready to continue building a strong transatlantic partnership , based on our shared values and history.
” Fans of US imperial power were also melancholy about the election outcome so far .
In Britain , it was typically vicarious , a fear that Anglophone democratic standard bearing was in for some punishment .
“ My biggest worry , ” speculated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that we forget that the US is the leading democracy in the world , and if we end up with a huge argument about process , and people talking about a stolen election left , right and centre , we are only going to put a smile on the face of people like President Putin and President Xi who will look at their own people and say ‘ are you not pleased we have not got this mess ?
’ and that would be an absolute disaster.
” In his assessment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wisdom about the US being a democracy , when it would be best described as a republic with plutocratic credentials .
But myths need nourishment and encouragement .
Thinking in the vein of the indispensable nature of US power , Sir Nigel Sheinwald , former UK ambassador to Washington , was very much of the school that the US had underperformed in turning inward .
Trump had not fulfilled the remit given US leaders for generations .
“ I fear we will get more of the same or , even worse , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inconsistent leader than in the first term.
” A eunuch presidency in the making .
In Russia , some of the sharper comments could be found .
Konstantin Korsachev , chair of the upper house Federation Council committee of foreign affairs , insisted that Russia benefitted “ from any certainty in which losers won ’ t need to resort to [ claims of ] foreign interference .
It ’ s time for America to return to the politics of sanity , in which case we will always support it.
” The path @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than Korsachev thinks .
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College , Cambridge .
He lectures at RMIT University , Melbourne .
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It was now the turn of other states to vent about, and at, the United States. The 2020 US presidential elections were coming down to a razor sharp wire. The Democrats were starting to feel confident in the swing states. Republicans and the Trump camp were mustering aggressive arguments on potential electoral fraud, lawyering up the heavies. The picture is increasingly ugly, and the view from political outsiders is a mix of concern laced with a touch of bemusement.
Various countries and organisations were weighing in on the US elections in a manner normally reserved for seedier regimes and states in ill repair. The International Crisis Group, in a report published just prior to the election, is all warning and woe. “The 2020 US presidential election presents risks not seen in recent history. It is conceivable that violence could erupt during voting or protracted ballot counts. Officials should take extra precautions; media and foreign leaders should avoid projecting a winner until the outcome is certain.”
The last line has a fabulously understated tone of irony, given the more than enthusiastic pronouncements previously made by US administrations on which spoiler should be recognised over another in the elections of other countries. Interfering in the elections of other states has been something of a Washington speciality, notably since the nascent days of the Cold War.
The Crisis Group believes that the US is in a terrible mess, a patient politically ill. “Beyond the implications for any Americans caught up in unrest, the election will be a harbinger of whether its institutions can guide the US safely through a period of socio-political change.”
The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe has suggested that President Donald Trump risked causing harm to “public trust in democratic institutions” notably in prematurely claiming victory. Polish ambassador Urszula Gacek, as chief of the US OSCE’s mission, despaired at the rash of lawsuits already dotting the political landscape. Such cases were “changing the rules of the game while the game is still going on.” (For the untutored, this assessment is understandable; but any seasoned observer would have to accept that behind every US election lies an army of lawyers in brief wielding wait.) The body’s 30 observers and 11 election experts took note of “grave concerns” from US election officials that legitimacy was being questioned “due to the incumbent President’s repeated allegations of a fraudulent election process.”
A range of reactions have also been documented – anonymously, naturally – by Time. One “senior western official” was “shocked that Trump rejected a peaceful handover of power.” Another noted concern about impending “chaos”, adding that, “Everyone here is armed.” Diplomatic missions and embassies in Washington were preparing for something akin to an apocalypse. Some diplomats have wondered whether to arm themselves in the event of violent demonstrations engulfing the city.
The view from various US allies has also been one of caution tempered with fear. Over his tenure, Trump has been rather moody about the transatlantic alliance. “This is a very explosive situation,” warned the German defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. “This is a situation that can lead to a constitutional crisis in the US, as experts are rightly saying. And it is something that must cause us great concern.”
EU foreign affairs minister Josep Borrell was more measured. “The American people have spoken. While we wait for the election result, the EU remains ready to continue building a strong transatlantic partnership, based on our shared values and history.”
Fans of US imperial power were also melancholy about the election outcome so far. In Britain, it was typically vicarious, a fear that Anglophone democratic standard bearing was in for some punishment. “My biggest worry,” speculated former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, “is that we forget that the US is the leading democracy in the world, and if we end up with a huge argument about process, and people talking about a stolen election left, right and centre, we are only going to put a smile on the face of people like President Putin and President Xi who will look at their own people and say ‘are you not pleased we have not got this mess?’ and that would be an absolute disaster.” In his assessment, Hunt espouses the conventional, error filled wisdom about the US being a democracy, when it would be best described as a republic with plutocratic credentials. But myths need nourishment and encouragement.
Thinking in the vein of the indispensable nature of US power, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, former UK ambassador to Washington, was very much of the school that the US had underperformed in turning inward. Trump had not fulfilled the remit given US leaders for generations. “I fear we will get more of the same or, even worse, an even worse, an even more unpredictable and inconsistent leader than in the first term.” A eunuch presidency in the making.
In Russia, some of the sharper comments could be found. Konstantin Korsachev, chair of the upper house Federation Council committee of foreign affairs, insisted that Russia benefitted “from any certainty in which losers won’t need to resort to [claims of] foreign interference. It’s time for America to return to the politics of sanity, in which case we will always support it.” The path to sanity may be rather more cluttered than Korsachev thinks.
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com
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southfront--2020-11-06--Turkish Intelligence Services Are Involved In Karabakh War: Russia

Turkish intelligence sergvices are involved in the events in the Nagorno-Karabakh region , the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation , Sergei Naryshkin , said in an interview with Russia ’ s RIA Novosti .
According to Narishkin , the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service “ senses ” this and sees “ separate elements ” of Turkish work .
The Russian top intelligence official also confirmed that Russia has precise data about the participation of militants from the the Middle East , primarily from Syria , in the Karabakh conflict .
The Armenian-Azerbaijani war , which started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the self-proclaimed Armenian Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh , has become one of the key destabilizing factors in the South Caucasus .
At the same time , Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to insist that Turkey is not involved in the conflict and there are no Turkish-backed Syrian militants in the war zone .
These claims go contrary to the reality and Baku has recently even been forced to admit that Turkish F-16 warplanes are deployed at airbases in Azerbaijan .
As to Turkish proxies deployed from the Middle East , their estimated number , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is about 2,000 .
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Turkish intelligence sergvices are involved in the events in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, Sergei Naryshkin, said in an interview with Russia’s RIA Novosti.
According to Narishkin, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service “senses” this and sees “separate elements” of Turkish work.
The Russian top intelligence official also confirmed that Russia has precise data about the participation of militants from the the Middle East, primarily from Syria, in the Karabakh conflict.
The Armenian-Azerbaijani war, which started on September 27 with the Azerbaijani attack on the self-proclaimed Armenian Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, has become one of the key destabilizing factors in the South Caucasus.
At the same time, Azerbaijan and Turkey continue to insist that Turkey is not involved in the conflict and there are no Turkish-backed Syrian militants in the war zone. These claims go contrary to the reality and Baku has recently even been forced to admit that Turkish F-16 warplanes are deployed at airbases in Azerbaijan.
As to Turkish proxies deployed from the Middle East, their estimated number, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is about 2,000.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Voters Dead Since 1984 And Other Interesting Joe Biden Supporters

Dear friends , SouthFront Team calls on you to share your opinion on the US Presidential Election 2020 and what ’ s going on in the United States in the comment section .
The US Presidential election is turning into one big scandal .
On November 5th , US President Donald Trump gave a speech from the White House ’ s press briefing room .
All three major broadcast television networks in the US – MSNBC , NPR and NBC – cut away from the speech as the president started making false claims , according to MSM .
Prior to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on November 4th , when he falsely declared victory over Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race .
Trump has also publicly called for vote counting to stop by citing baseless allegations of fraud and misconduct .
US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden also said that he wasn ’ t going to announce his victory , but also said that when the vote count is done , he would be the victor , which is essentially the same thing , but it was somehow acceptable .
The speech that was cut off is below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against Trump himself .
Regardless , there are reports of election fraud all around , and primarily in swing states such as Michigan .
Aric Nesbitt , a Michigan state senator , posted a video on Twitter showing election workers at the convention center in Detroit , where absentee ballots are being counted .
The video shows workers cheering every time an official election observer with the Michigan GOP is ejected from the counting room .
Nothing suspicious going on , at all , right ?
In addition , all forecasts of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris .
What ’ s being seen , however , is an extremely close election , with just a small share of votes hanging in the balance , and the states that Biden is winning are exquisitely dubious .
Two weeks before the election , the “ nonpartisan ” Cook ’ s Political Report predicted an expanded Democrat majority in the House , a “ net gain of five to ten seats to a gain of between five and 15 seats.
” On election day , House Speaker Nancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cheri Bustos predicted Democrats “ would not only defend gains made in 2018 but flip districts thought to be in safe Republican territory.
” None of this happened .
“ Moscow ” Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham , who received much flak and scrutiny , were “ destined to lose.
” The big , smashing victory , appears out of reach .
Some of the votes , also , appear to be from people who have died , and not recently , but decades ago .
A vote was registered by “ 118-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1984 .
Presumably , he came back from the grave to vote for Joe Biden .
And finally , nothing questionable taking place in Atlanta , at all : Biden was projected to win by a significant margin in all of the states on which the election now hangs .
There appears to be no relation to polling averages versus actual election night returns — the current vote tallies are in bold at top , to compare to the wildly inaccurate polling averages in the graphs below .
The graphs below show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump presidential race win .
Most of them show discrepancies that are beyond the statistical mistake interval .
The final results aren ’ t yet in , and it is interesting if any of the accounts of obvious fraud would even be effectively registered , since it appears that the election result has very obviously been decided in advance .
On a lighter note , it turns out that a viral meme in Brazil , currently , is this one : MORE ON THE TOPIC : • Israel Warns Of Coming War With @ @ @ @ @ @ @ • “ I ’ m Not Saying We Won , But We Won ” : Joe Biden And The Most Suspect Election In Modern U.S. History ( UPDATED With More Vote Fraud Examples )

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UPDATE: The US presidential race does not seem to be over despite the claims of the Democrats about the nearing vicotry of Joe Biden. Georgia’s Secretary of State already confirmed that there will be a recount.
BREAKING: There will be a recount in Georgia, the state’s secretary of state just said during a news conference #Election2020 Joe Biden currently holds a narrow lead there over President Trump https://t.co/CSe4typnbM pic.twitter.com/dcPHqcx1Rn — Bloomberg (@business) November 6, 2020
The recount can change the situation in the favor of Trump:
The Trump HQ reports multiple violations in the election process that may have lead to the advantage of Biden (i.e. the vote fraud) and plans to challenge results by recounts and legally.
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The US Presidential election is turning into one big scandal.
I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST. The OBSERVERS were not allowed, in any way, shape, or form, to do their job and therefore, votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES. U.S. Supreme Court should decide! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
Twitter is out of control, made possible through the government gift of Section 230! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 6, 2020
On November 5th, US President Donald Trump gave a speech from the White House’s press briefing room.
All three major broadcast television networks in the US – MSNBC, NPR and NBC – cut away from the speech as the president started making false claims, according to MSM.
Prior to that, Trump last appeared in public on November 4th, when he falsely declared victory over Democrat Joe Biden in the presidential race.
Trump has also publicly called for vote counting to stop by citing baseless allegations of fraud and misconduct.
US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden also said that he wasn’t going to announce his victory, but also said that when the vote count is done, he would be the victor, which is essentially the same thing, but it was somehow acceptable.
The speech that was cut off is below:
There are also calls for litigation against Trump himself.
Regardless, there are reports of election fraud all around, and primarily in swing states such as Michigan.
Worker came up to my wife and made her delete any recordings of what’s happening in that room from her phone. pic.twitter.com/r24iyt9pxL — Aric Nesbitt (@aricnesbitt) November 4, 2020
GOP attorney being escorted out. pic.twitter.com/AszXQSIde1 — Aric Nesbitt (@aricnesbitt) November 4, 2020
Aric Nesbitt, a Michigan state senator, posted a video on Twitter showing election workers at the convention center in Detroit, where absentee ballots are being counted. The video shows workers cheering every time an official election observer with the Michigan GOP is ejected from the counting room.
Nothing suspicious going on, at all, right?
In addition, all forecasts of the election predicted a “blow-out” for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
What’s being seen, however, is an extremely close election, with just a small share of votes hanging in the balance, and the states that Biden is winning are exquisitely dubious.
Two weeks before the election, the “nonpartisan” Cook’s Political Report predicted an expanded Democrat majority in the House, a “net gain of five to ten seats to a gain of between five and 15 seats.” On election day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrat campaign chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos predicted Democrats “would not only defend gains made in 2018 but flip districts thought to be in safe Republican territory.”
None of this happened.
“Moscow” Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, who received much flak and scrutiny, were “destined to lose.”
They didn’t.
Amy McGrath and Jaime Harrison raised a combined $199,004,686 and lost to Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham by a combined 35 points. — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 4, 2020
“Democrats had methodically targeted seat pickup opportunities in several legislative chambers to flip party control in Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas,” USA Today says. “While some statehouse seats are still being tallied, Republicans held onto control of many of those places, notably in North Carolina’s state House and Senate. Texas, considered one of the biggest flip opportunities, also stayed red. Republicans likely will hold key voting majorities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan ahead of reapportionment next year.”
That desk claimed last night that Democrats would net 5 additional House seats. As of right now, the GOP is +5 in the House, with only 48 seats left uncalled. And of those 48 races, Dems are leading in only 16, of which 14 are already held by Democrats. https://t.co/FsGSVaz6db — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 4, 2020
The big, smashing victory, appears out of reach.
Some of the votes, also, appear to be from people who have died, and not recently, but decades ago.
A vote was registered by “118-year-old William Bradley”, who died back in 1984. Presumably, he came back from the grave to vote for Joe Biden.
AND ANOTHER: 120 year old Terry Mathis (born 1900) apparently voted via absentee ballot in Wayne County, Michigan as well. It gets crazier. It says this person applied for an absentee ballot on 11/2/20, the ballot was then sent out AND returned in the same day (11/2/20). How?? https://t.co/Pt6g0PpljJ pic.twitter.com/CIW8VC0a97 — Essential Fleccas ?? (@fleccas) November 5, 2020
Here’s me plugging it in myself pic.twitter.com/QrDUoshsKJ — Essential Fleccas ?? (@fleccas) November 5, 2020
And finally, nothing questionable taking place in Atlanta, at all:
Nothing to see here https://t.co/TsFnZBbHxu — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 5, 2020
Biden was projected to win by a significant margin in all of the states on which the election now hangs.
There appears to be no relation to polling averages versus actual election night returns — the current vote tallies are in bold at top, to compare to the wildly inaccurate polling averages in the graphs below.
The graphs below show states which are key for a Donald Trump presidential race win. Most of them show discrepancies that are beyond the statistical mistake interval.
The final results aren’t yet in, and it is interesting if any of the accounts of obvious fraud would even be effectively registered, since it appears that the election result has very obviously been decided in advance.
On a lighter note, it turns out that a viral meme in Brazil, currently, is this one:
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southfront--2020-11-06--Fukushima, the Nuclear Pandemic Spreads

Fukushima, the Nuclear Pandemic Spreads

As Tepco admitted , the melting in reactor 3 is particularly serious because the reactor was loaded with Mox , a much more unstable and radioactive mix of uranium oxides and plutonium .
The Mox for this reactor and other Japanese ones was produced in France , using nuclear waste sent from Japan .
Greenpeace has denounced the danger deriving from the transport of this plutonium fuel for ten thousand kilometers .
Greenpeace also denounced that Mox favors the proliferation of nuclear weapons , since plutonium can be extracted more easily and , in the cycle of uranium exploitation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilian and military use of fissile material .
Up to now , around 240 tons of plutonium for direct military use and 2,400 tons for civil use ( nuclear weapons can however be produced with them ) were accumulated in the world ( according to 2015 estimates ) , plus about 1,400 tons of highly enriched uranium for military use .
A few hundred kilograms of plutonium would be enough to cause lung cancer to 7.7 billion inhabitants of the planet , and plutonium remains lethal for a period corresponding to almost ten-thousand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accumulated , for the first time in history , capable of making the human species disappear from the face of Earth .
The nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ; the more than 2,000 experimental nuclear explosions in the atmosphere , at sea and underground ; the manufacture of nuclear warheads with a power equivalent to over one million Hiroshima bombs ; the numerous accidents involving nuclear weapons and those involving civilian and military nuclear plants , all this has caused radioactive contamination that has affected hundreds of millions of people .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths worldwide – documented by WHO – is attributable to the long-term effects of radiation .
In ten months , again according to the World Health Organization data , Covid-19 caused about 1.2 million deaths worldwide .
This danger should not be underestimated , but it does not justify the fact that mass media , especially television , did not inform that over one million tons of radioactive water will be discharged into the sea from the Fukushima nuclear power plant , with the result that it will further increase cancer deaths upon @ @ @ @ @ @

As Tepco admitted, the melting in reactor 3 is particularly serious because the reactor was loaded with Mox, a much more unstable and radioactive mix of uranium oxides and plutonium.
The Mox for this reactor and other Japanese ones was produced in France, using nuclear waste sent from Japan. Greenpeace has denounced the danger deriving from the transport of this plutonium fuel for ten thousand kilometers.
Greenpeace also denounced that Mox favors the proliferation of nuclear weapons, since plutonium can be extracted more easily and, in the cycle of uranium exploitation, there is no clear dividing line between civilian and military use of fissile material.
Up to now, around 240 tons of plutonium for direct military use and 2,400 tons for civil use (nuclear weapons can however be produced with them), were accumulated in the world (according to 2015 estimates), plus about 1,400 tons of highly enriched uranium for military use. A few hundred kilograms of plutonium would be enough to cause lung cancer to 7.7 billion inhabitants of the planet, and plutonium remains lethal for a period corresponding to almost ten-thousand human generations.
A destructive potential has thus accumulated, for the first time in history, capable of making the human species disappear from the face of Earth. The nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the more than 2,000 experimental nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, at sea and underground; the manufacture of nuclear warheads with a power equivalent to over one million Hiroshima bombs; the numerous accidents involving nuclear weapons and those involving civilian and military nuclear plants, all this has caused radioactive contamination that has affected hundreds of millions of people.
A portion of approximately 10 million annual cancer deaths worldwide – documented by WHO – is attributable to the long-term effects of radiation. In ten months, again according to the World Health Organization data, Covid-19 caused about 1.2 million deaths worldwide. This danger should not be underestimated, but it does not justify the fact that mass media, especially television, did not inform that over one million tons of radioactive water will be discharged into the sea from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, with the result that it will further increase cancer deaths upon entering in the food chain.


southfront--2020-11-06--China Vows To Hit Back After ‘Illegal’ US Reaper Drone Sale To Taiwan Approved

The to be expected stern Chinese response to the recently announced MQ-9 Reaper drone sales to Taiwan came a day after the State Department ’ s formal approval was announced Tuesday .
Beijing warned on Wednesday that any and all US arms sales to Taiwan break Chinese law and are a blatant violation of the One China principle as well as prior agreements with Washington .
The US State Department earlier this week said it has approved four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan in a deal worth $ 600 million .
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ severely violate the one-China principle and the three U.S.-China joint communiqués , ” according to UPI .
He said it “ seriously undermines China ’ s sovereignty and security interests , and sends out wrong signals to ‘ Taiwan independence ’ separatist forces.
” He further said at a moment that multiple defense systems sales are in progress that “ China firmly opposes such acts.
” Wang warned that “ legitimate and necessary reactions to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and security interests ” will follow , however , it remains uncertain whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play ( that is , equivalent to something as provocative as the US arming up a breakaway independent island right of China ’ s mainland ) .
The Trump administration defended the sales as part of “ continuing efforts to modernize [ Taiwan ’ s ] armed forces and to maintain a credible defense capability.
” Specifically the maritime monitoring outfitted drones are intended to bring the American and Taiwanese militaries into closer intelligence-sharing , and as part of ‘ early warning ’ systems intent on deterring any Chinese attack , according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thursday .
Meanwhile , it ’ s expected that the Chinese PLA Army and Navy will continue to ramp up their presence around Taiwan , including in the contested waters of the Taiwan Strait .
Over the past two months there ’ s been an uptick in active PLA military exercises to a degree that ’ s unprecedented .
PLA drills in the area now seem to be conducted on a near weekly basis , dramatically increasing the likelihood of an armed confrontation with US naval patrols in the region who have also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of navigation ’ exercises .
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The to be expected stern Chinese response to the recently announced MQ-9 Reaper drone sales to Taiwan came a day after the State Department’s formal approval was announced Tuesday. Beijing warned on Wednesday that any and all US arms sales to Taiwan break Chinese law and are a blatant violation of the One China principle as well as prior agreements with Washington.
The US State Department earlier this week said it has approved four armed MQ-9 Reaper drones to Taiwan in a deal worth $600 million.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a press briefing Wednesday that the sales “severely violate the one-China principle and the three U.S.-China joint communiqués,” according to UPI.
MQ-9 Reaper drone, via Reuters
He said it “seriously undermines China’s sovereignty and security interests, and sends out wrong signals to ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces.” He further said at a moment that multiple defense systems sales are in progress that “China firmly opposes such acts.” Wang warned that “legitimate and necessary reactions to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and security interests” will follow, however, it remains uncertain whether Beijing has a big enough card to play (that is, equivalent to something as provocative as the US arming up a breakaway independent island right of China’s mainland). The Trump administration defended the sales as part of “continuing efforts to modernize [Taiwan’s] armed forces and to maintain a credible defense capability.” Specifically the maritime monitoring outfitted drones are intended to bring the American and Taiwanese militaries into closer intelligence-sharing, and as part of ‘early warning’ systems intent on deterring any Chinese attack, according to one analyst cited in a regional report Thursday. MQ-9B drone via GenAtomics_ASI Meanwhile, it’s expected that the Chinese PLA Army and Navy will continue to ramp up their presence around Taiwan, including in the contested waters of the Taiwan Strait. Over the past two months there’s been an uptick in active PLA military exercises to a degree that’s unprecedented. PLA drills in the area now seem to be conducted on a near weekly basis, dramatically increasing the likelihood of an armed confrontation with US naval patrols in the region who have also lately traversed the strait in ‘freedom of navigation’ exercises. MORE ON THE TOPIC: Chinese Xian H-6N Twin-Engine Jet Bomber Spotted With What Seems To Be Hypersonic Missile
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southfront--2020-11-06--Armenia Claims It’s Pushing Back Azerbaijan, Russia Says More Militants From Syria Were Deployed

On the morning of November 6th , the Artsakh Ministry of Defense released a video showing reported losses by Azerbaijan ’ s side in something it calls “ Hell Valley.
” Overnight on November 5th , coming into 6th , Azerbaijani shelling continued over Stepanakert , Nagorno-Karabakh ’ s capital .
A video was released showing Armenian soldiers somehow downing an alleged Turkish drone with assault rifles .
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Moscow has received information about the transfer of militants from the Middle East to Karabakh .
Members of terrorist organizations are now being transferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing .
According to her , we are talking about radical mercenaries .
They profess the ideology of jihadism .
All this can not but cause Moscow serious concern , since such a development of the situation is fraught with the emergence of a new terrorist enclave in Transcaucasia .
Russia stated this openly , immediately after it had the relevant data at its disposal .
In a very obvious piece of international propaganda , and an attempt to rally people to the Armenian cause @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Down made a video and a song to call to the fight .
The vocalist and front man of the band is Serj Tankian , an Armenian , and he is a quite vocal “ political activist ” , occasionally .
On the Azerbaijani side , the push is on-going and it still appears to be in the better position , together with its Turkish and militant support .
A video was also released of “ liberated areas ” .
During the day on November 5 and night on November 6 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the units of the Azerbaijan Army and reportedly at civilian settlements in various directions of the front with various small arms , howitzers , and mortars .
The combat operations continued with varying intensity , mainly in the Aghdere , Aghdam , Khojavend , and Gubadli directions of the front .
The enemy was forced to retreat suffering casualties on personnel and military vehicles in some areas of the front .
Currently , combat operations are underway .
The operational situation is reportedly under the control of the Azerbaijani troops .
A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , left when Armenian troops reportedly retreated from some positions .
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On the morning of November 6th, the Artsakh Ministry of Defense released a video showing reported losses by Azerbaijan’s side in something it calls “Hell Valley.”
“Hell valley: destruction of Azerbaijani troops with a large number of military equipment and manpower losses. The Artsakh Defense Army continues to detect and destroy Azerbaijani units preparing for an attack. The footage shows about 10 pieces of equipment destroyed in the forests near Berdzor, including the Israeli Sandcat infantry fighting vehicles.”
Overnight on November 5th, coming into 6th, Azerbaijani shelling continued over Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s capital.
“The chaotic shelling of Stepanakert and its outskirts has been going on for more than two hours. The artillery of the Artsakh Defense Army works to suppress the firing positions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.”
A video was released showing Armenian soldiers somehow downing an alleged Turkish drone with assault rifles.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Moscow has received information about the transfer of militants from the Middle East to Karabakh.
Members of terrorist organizations are now being transferred to the Karabakh conflict zone, Russian foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.
“According to incoming information, members of terrorist organizations from the Middle East, who, as we have already said, have blood on their hands up to the elbows, are being transferred to the zone of the Nagorno – Karabakh conflict,” Zakharova said.
According to her, we are talking about radical mercenaries. They profess the ideology of jihadism. All this cannot but cause Moscow serious concern, since such a development of the situation is fraught with the emergence of a new terrorist enclave in Transcaucasia. Russia stated this openly, immediately after it had the relevant data at its disposal.
In a very obvious piece of international propaganda, and an attempt to rally people to the Armenian cause, heavy medal band System of a Down made a video and a song to call to the fight.
The vocalist and front man of the band is Serj Tankian, an Armenian, and he is a quite vocal “political activist”, occasionally.
On the Azerbaijani side, the push is on-going and it still appears to be in the better position, together with its Turkish and militant support.
A video was also released of “liberated areas”.
During the day on November 5 and night on November 6, the Armenian armed forces fired at the positions of the units of the Azerbaijan Army and reportedly at civilian settlements in various directions of the front with various small arms, howitzers, and mortars.
The combat operations continued with varying intensity, mainly in the Aghdere, Aghdam, Khojavend, and Gubadli directions of the front. The enemy was forced to retreat suffering casualties on personnel and military vehicles in some areas of the front.
Currently, combat operations are underway. The operational situation is reportedly under the control of the Azerbaijani troops.
A video was also released showing abandoned equipment, left when Armenian troops reportedly retreated from some positions.
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southfront--2020-11-06--Weapons Of Karabakh War: The Soviet D-30 122mm Howitzer

The 122-mm howitzer D-30 is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960 .
It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions .
The D-30 has a maximum range of 15.4 kilometers , or over 21 km using RAP ammunition .
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia employ these howitzers in the war for Nagorno-Karabakh .
The D-30 is designed to defeat unsheltered and covered manpower , weapons and military equipment of the enemy at the forward edge of the battle area and to the regiment mission depth .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ used in wars around the world , notably in the Middle East , and particularly in the Iran-Iraq War .
The D-30 uses the 2A18 gun which is also used by the Russian 2S1 tracked self-propelled howitzer .
The maximum rate of fire of the D-30 is 6-8 rounds per minute , and about 75 rounds per hour .
The D-30 fires FRAG-HE and HEAT-FS variable-charge , case-type , separate-loading ammunition .
There are at least two chemical projectiles for the D-30 , with the CW agent is dispersed by the explosion of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ projectile weight 22.2 kg with 1.3 kg of Sarin agent .
The 122 mm Lewisite projectile weight 23.1 kg with 3.3 kg of viscous Lewisite agent .
Using this at this point is prohibited by the OPCW .
The 122 mm howitzer is mounted on a three-trail carriage with all-round traverse .
To raise the wheels , clear of the ground , a hydraulic jack with baseplate is used .
The D-30 howitzer is loaded manually .
A pair of large tires is suspended on a single trailing arm ; maximum towing speed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On road position the D-30 howitzer can be towed by a military truck or tracked vehicle .
In firing position , the crew of eight unhitches the gun , lowers the central firing jack , raising the wheels high enough to clear the trail legs , and spreads the two outer trails 120° on each side .
The revolving mount permits 360° traverse and is equipped for high and low angles of fire , making it fully suitable for antitank defense .
Elevation and traverse are manual with the former being from -7° @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Type PG-1M panoramic sight , Type OP4M-45 telescopic sight and a Type K-1 collimator .
The D-30 can also be equipped with an IR or passive night vision sights for direct fire .
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The 122-mm howitzer D-30 is a Soviet howitzer that first entered service in 1960.
It is a robust piece that focuses on the essential features of a towed field gun suitable for all conditions. The D-30 has a maximum range of 15.4 kilometers, or over 21 km using RAP ammunition.
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia employ these howitzers in the war for Nagorno-Karabakh.
The D-30 is designed to defeat unsheltered and covered manpower, weapons and military equipment of the enemy at the forward edge of the battle area and to the regiment mission depth.
The D-30 has been widely exported and used in wars around the world, notably in the Middle East, and particularly in the Iran-Iraq War.
The D-30 uses the 2A18 gun which is also used by the Russian 2S1 tracked self-propelled howitzer. The maximum rate of fire of the D-30 is 6-8 rounds per minute, and about 75 rounds per hour.
The D-30 fires FRAG-HE and HEAT-FS variable-charge, case-type, separate-loading ammunition. There are at least two chemical projectiles for the D-30, with the CW agent is dispersed by the explosion of a TNT bursting charge.
The Sarin projectile weight 22.2 kg with 1.3 kg of Sarin agent. The 122 mm Lewisite projectile weight 23.1 kg with 3.3 kg of viscous Lewisite agent. Using this at this point is prohibited by the OPCW.
The 122 mm howitzer is mounted on a three-trail carriage with all-round traverse. To raise the wheels, clear of the ground, a hydraulic jack with baseplate is used. The D-30 howitzer is loaded manually.
A pair of large tires is suspended on a single trailing arm; maximum towing speed is 60 km/h on the road.
On road position the D-30 howitzer can be towed by a military truck or tracked vehicle. In firing position, the crew of eight unhitches the gun, lowers the central firing jack, raising the wheels high enough to clear the trail legs, and spreads the two outer trails 120° on each side.
The revolving mount permits 360° traverse and is equipped for high and low angles of fire, making it fully suitable for antitank defense.
Elevation and traverse are manual with the former being from -7° to +70º.
Fire-control instruments include a Type PG-1M panoramic sight, Type OP4M-45 telescopic sight and a Type K-1 collimator. The D-30 can also be equipped with an IR or passive night vision sights for direct fire.
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