Azerbaijani army liberates Shusha city from Armenian occupation

The Azerbaijani Army that has shown strong resistance from the first moment of the attacks, unlawful invasion attempts of the Armenian Army, continues its progress. Many settlements in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which has been under Armenian occupation for many years, were liberated by Azerbaijani forces.

In the images from Shusha, we reported that the intruder Armenian forces retreated to the north of the city, to the Khankendi axis. Azerbaijani Army, which was stated to have entered the city of Shusha, took control of an important area. Within the scope of the latest developments on November 8, 2020, it was stated that the Azerbaijani Army completely liberated the city of Shusha from occupation. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated in his post:

 

8 November will eternally go down in history as Glorious Victory Day. We have returned to Shusha. Shusha is ours! Karabakh is Azerbaijan! Azerbaijan, I felicitate you!

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) November 8, 2020

DEAR SHUSHA, YOU ARE FREE! Dear Shusha, we have returned! Dear Shusha, we will reinvigorate you! Karabakh is ours! Karabakh is Azerbaijan!

— Ilham Aliyev (@presidentaz) November 8, 2020

Meanwhile explaining that Shusha was liberated from the occupation of Armenia, Aliyev stated that the negotiation process did not work at all, during his statements on the issue. Stating that they could not get any results behind the table, Aliyev said, “They did nothing but waste our time.”

Aliyev announced that all historical monuments in Shusha, which was liberated from the occupation, will be restored and all mosques will be rebuilt. After saying that the Azerbaijani flag is waving over the city of Shusha, Aliyev stated that they gathered power without bowing to any pressure. “This was economic power. Today, Azerbaijan is not economically dependent on any country or any economic institution,”

Additionally, the Azerbaijani army is 2 km away from Khankendi, the so-called capital of the intruder Armenian forces, with getting the strategic city of Shusha and its surrounding villages under control.

After the liberation of Shusha from the invasion of Armenia, Chief Commander President Ilham Aliyev called and congratulated the Commanding Officer Lieutenant General Hikmet Mirzayev. First, Aliyev congratulated the soldiers who heroically took part in the liberation of Shusha from the occupation and to all the personnel of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Then, Lieutenant General Hikmet Mirzayev expressed his deep gratitude to the Chief Commander on behalf of the military personnel. Mirzayev stated that the Armed Forces personnel was always ready to follow the Chief Commander’s orders and justify their trust.

On 8 November 2020, the Ministry of National Defence stated that the critically important city of Shusha was liberated from the Armenian occupation.

The heroic Azerbaijan Army liberated the critical city of Shusha from occupation. We congratulate them. Our Azerbaijani Turkish brothers will watch the famous Khari-bulbul flower blossom in Shusha after 28 years and will be filled with its scent. How happy are they!

Kahraman Azerbaycan Ordusu, kritik öneme sahip Şuşa kentini işgalden kurtardı. Tebrik ediyoruz. Azerbaycan Türkü kardeşlerimiz 28 yıl sonra Şuşa’daki meşhur Hâr-ı Bülbül çiçeğinin açışını izleyecekler, kokusuna doyacaklar. Ne mutlu onlara. 🇹🇷🇦🇿 pic.twitter.com/Yy3s53yzZK

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) November 8, 2020