BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 22. The
Azerbaijani Army launched a counter-offensive operation, later
called the "Iron Fist", on September 27, 2020, in response to the
large-scale provocation of the Armenian armed forces along the
frontline.


The erupted 44-day Second Karabakh War ended with the
liberation of Azerbaijan’s territories from nearly 30-year Armenian
occupation and the restoration of territorial integrity.


Chronicle of the 26-th day of the second Karabakh
war:


- On the official Twitter page of President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev, a publication was posted on ensuring full control
over the state border (bordering with Iran).


- A publication was posted on the official Twitter
page of President Ilham Aliyev, due to the liberation from the
occupation of 3 villages of Fuzuli district, 4 villages of Jabrayil
district.


- President Ilham Aliyev received the Ombudsman of Türkiye.


- The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has disseminated information about the latest situation at the
front. Volunteers in the Armenian Armed Forces fled, leaving their combat positions. Information was disseminated about the wounding
of the commander of the Armenian Armed Forces regiment, the killing
of his deputy and the battalion commander.







- The Armenian Armed Forces fired 3 ballistic missiles at Siyazan, 2 at
Gabala and 1 at Kurdamir. A 17-year-old civilian was wounded as a result of a missile attack by the
Armenians on Gabala.


- Armenian servicemen refused to fight. Video footage of another captured military
equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces was distributed.


- Another tactical UAV of the Armenian Armed Forces, which
attempted to fly in the direction of the Nakhchivan Autonomous
Republic of Azerbaijan, was destroyed. The Azerbaijani artillerymen
continued to deliver precise strikes at the firing points of the Armenian
Armed Forces.


- The Azerbaijani flag was hoisted in the village of Aghband, Zangilan
district.


- The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan presented video footage of the destruction of a
significant number of personnel and equipment of the Armenian Armed
Forces.