Military mobilization in Armenia? Is the war starting?

Baku/16.09.22/Turan:  On September 16, at a meeting of the Armenian government, the Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said  that on the night of September 14, the Azerbaijani armed forces again attacked the territory of Armenia,  and the Armenian side  suffered  numerous  losses.

“It is known about the death of 135 servicemen during the fighting with the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. Unfortunately, we  learned that this figure was not final, there are also many wounded,” Pashinyan said. He did not specify exactly where the new clash took place. According to Armenian sources, the battle was "on the southern section of the border."

However, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has not reported on new battles in the past two days.

Meanwhile, Armenian sources claim that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are preparing a new offensive from Nakhchivan. In this regard, the Armenian side is deploying additional troops there.

Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan stated that citizens who wish to defend the country's borders on a voluntary basis can apply to the military commissariats at their place of residence.

What's is going on?

Security expert Ilham Ismail talks about this in the “Difficult Question” program.

According to him, the Armenian media and the Armenian Defense Ministry wrote that on the night of September 14, it was calm on the line of contact between the troops.

“On September 13, in the evening, Russian TV channels reported that on the initiative of Moscow, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” the expert said.

“In all likelihood, Pashinyan’s statement that on the night of September 14 the Azerbaijani Armed Forces again attacked the territory of Armenia, is  because  of  numerous losses of the Armenians; not wanting to admit that the  Armenian side suffered  losses in one battle, Pashinyan wants to  present the case in such a way  as if Armenia suffered these losses as a result of many days of fighting.

As for the possibility of declaring general mobilization in Armenia, Ilham Ismail noted that today at a government meeting, Pashinyan said that he did not consider it expedient to introduce martial law in the country.

“He noted that the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border remains tense, and the issue of introducing martial law was discussed at the meeting of the Security Council of Armenia. However, the Security Council came to the conclusion that at the moment there is no need to declare martial law,” the expert noted.