Under the leadership of Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov and Chief of Staff Najmeddin Sadigov large-scale tactical exercises with participation of Azerbaijani armed forces of all kinds began on February 2. According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, the exercises are held on behalf of the Supreme Commander Ilham Aliyev. They involve 15,000 personnel, 300 armored vehicles, more than 200 rockets, and artillery units, 20 units of aircraft, modern air defense systems. To check the connections and part of the task to mobilize, 5,000 military and 300 units of military equipment are involved in training. Venue exercises and their duration is not reported.-16D-
Politics
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On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
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From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
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President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
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At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
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