Meanings of armenian forces in English

It said Armenian forces were shelling the Azeri regions of Terter and Aghdam.

Cavusoglu said NATO should also call for the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the region.

Agdam is one of seven Azeri districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and is held by Armenian forces.

Earlier in the day, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said Armenian forces shelled the Dashkesan region in Azerbaijan.

Armenian forces also seized seven districts surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh.

Ethnic Armenian forces in Karabakh denied the assertion.

Ethnic Armenian forces took control of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding Azeri districts, including a corridor to Armenia.

Armenian -backed separatists control the mountainous area but shootouts break out between Azeri and Armenian forces along the border.

Sectarian conflict erupted, escalating into war in 1991 between Azerbaijan's troops and Nagorno-Karabakh's ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia.

Armenian forces took control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region, internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, in a war in the 1990s.

Azerbaijan's defence ministry said earlier that Armenian forces had fired at settlements in the nearby Terter region and in Aghjabedi.

Dozens of people have been reported killed and hundreds wounded since Sunday in fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces.

A 1994 ceasefire agreement left Armenian forces in control of not only Karabakh but also about an eighth of Azerbaijan proper.

Ethnic Armenian forces, backed by Armenia, drove back Azeri forces and took control of seven districts of Azerbaijan adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh.

Azerbaijan sees the deal as a betrayal of its efforts to win back territory seized by ethnic Armenian forces during the war.

The Armenian defence ministry reported fighting throughout the night, while Azerbaijan's defence ministry said Armenian forces were shelling the town of Terter.