Armenian Azerbaijan-studies expert Tatevik Ayrapetyan has once again come forward with claims resting on no serious facts.
In general, the inferiority complex produced in Armenian society by the bitter defeat in the 44-day war manifests itself in such unfounded claims. They try to belittle the role of the Azerbaijani Army in the liberation of Karabakh and to attribute the victory to the actions of the armed forces of other countries.
However, none of these claims has so far been substantiated with consistent facts.
Come on, produce a single substantiated piece of evidence: what fact do you have confirming that Karabakh was liberated not by the Azerbaijani Army but by the armed forces of other countries?
There is none!
Tatevik Ayrapetyan said that during the 44-day war, after the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Najmaddin Sadigov, disappeared, Turkish generals allegedly took command of the army.
Anyone with elementary military knowledge will understand that such a claim is far from reality and practically impossible.
Let me explain point by point, so that those in Armenia who understand can explain it to those who do not:
1) First of all, the Karabakh region has such a complex geography that it takes years to learn its terrain. Anyone with a sense of logic will probably agree that it is impossible for Turkish generals who had just arrived to study the area and plan operations in such a short time. Especially at a time when fierce fighting was under way.
2) The General Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces has plenty of experienced generals and officers besides Najmaddin Sadigov. They had been preparing for these operations for years, analysing the terrain and determining from which directions an offensive would be effective. In other words, only the Azerbaijani military command, which had dominated that region for 30 years, could have waged this war.
3) An offensive operation consists not only of the advance of military forces; it also requires the collection, analysis and proper assessment of long-term intelligence data. Over the years, Azerbaijani intelligence carried out systematic work in the occupied territories, learning the deployment of Armenian troops, their defence positions and the directions in which their forces and assets were concentrated. This data was known to the military leadership of the Azerbaijani Army and played an important role in preparing operational plans. It is contrary to logic to claim that a general from another country, unfamiliar with all this data and with the terrain, could fully grasp the situation in a short time and lead the operations.
4) In a photograph attached to a news release issued by the Ministry of Defence on 4 October 2020, Najmaddin Sadigov was also seen among the army leadership. That was the date when the Azerbaijani Army had already BROKEN THROUGH THE DEFENCE LINE, liberated a number of villages and also raised our Tricolour in Jabrayil. That is, at that time the Chief of the General Staff of the Army was Najmaddin Sadigov, not some Turkish general.
5) There are numerous images confirming the participation of Azerbaijani Army generals in the planning and conduct of military operations. In footage shot both on the front line and at headquarters, it is clearly visible how our generals analyse the situation on maps, discuss possible operational directions and take part in military decision-making. These images are important facts showing that the Azerbaijani Army operated on the basis of its own command and control system.
Overall, the operation to liberate the occupied lands was led by Ilham Aliyev as Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and the historic victory was won by the Azerbaijani state, the Azerbaijani Army and the Azerbaijani people.
In conclusion: Türkiye and Azerbaijan are brotherly countries. It is entirely natural for two allies to support each other militarily and in intelligence. During the 44-day Patriotic War, too, brotherly Türkiye’s provision of both intelligence and military equipment support to Azerbaijan was entirely normal. But to present this as “Turkish generals waged the Karabakh war” is an example of political idiocy, military ignorance and total lack of knowledge.
Aqshin Evren
Globalinfo.az
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