Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict" in English language version.
...the territories lost during the April war were of no tactical or strategic importance...
Սա չորսօրյա պատերազմ է, որտեղ ադրբեջանական կողմը չհաղթեց, իսկ հայկական կողմը չպարտվեց: Սա ես համարում եմ ողբերգություն, որովհետեւ անիմաստ սպանվեցին տասնյակ մարդիկ եւ եղան հարյուրավոր վիրավորներ: [This is a four-day war, where the Azerbaijani side did not win, and the Armenian side did not lose. I consider this to be a tragedy, because tens of people died and hundreds were wounded senselessly].
Azerbaijan presents its operations of 2–5 April 2016 as a tactical victory and psychological breakthrough.
President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, posted an image on Instagram of himself wearing military fatigues with the caption, "The April War was our glorious historical victory."
....It was noted that during the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces fulfilled their task. The NKR Defence Army was victorious in thwarting Azerbaijani aggression and frustrating its plans.
Although Azerbaijan gained control of only two strategic heights in the conflict zone, that was enough to restore its people's confidence in their army...
Colonel Arustamyan gave clarifications about an Armenian military position left under Azerbaijani control. According to him, it's of no strategic significance, as the area of its peak is 5 meters, and the height is 20 meters as compared to the overall landscape.
...the April War of 2016.
Azerbaijan presents its operations of 2–5 April 2016 as a tactical victory and psychological breakthrough.
Although Azerbaijan gained control of only two strategic heights in the conflict zone, that was enough to restore its people's confidence in their army...
For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...
President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, posted an image on Instagram of himself wearing military fatigues with the caption, "The April War was our glorious historical victory."
For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)On Sunday, Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, called the skirmishes a "great victory" as the country declared a unilateral ceasefire.
By the fourth day, with at least one hundred and seventy two people killed and negligent territorial gains or losses...
...the short but bloody April war.
The result was inconclusive...
....It was noted that during the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces fulfilled their task. The NKR Defence Army was victorious in thwarting Azerbaijani aggression and frustrating its plans.
Schoolchildren were killed and wounded in the school yard; elderly people were viciously killed in their homes – all of them peaceful residents, including a 92 year old woman.
By the time both sides stopped shooting at each other on April 5, it indeed appeared that the previous status quo has been more-or-less preserved.
For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)...the territories lost during the April war were of no tactical or strategic importance...
...the April War of 2016.
...the short but bloody April war.
Schoolchildren were killed and wounded in the school yard; elderly people were viciously killed in their homes – all of them peaceful residents, including a 92 year old woman.
The result was inconclusive...
By the fourth day, with at least one hundred and seventy two people killed and negligent territorial gains or losses...
By the time both sides stopped shooting at each other on April 5, it indeed appeared that the previous status quo has been more-or-less preserved.
Սա չորսօրյա պատերազմ է, որտեղ ադրբեջանական կողմը չհաղթեց, իսկ հայկական կողմը չպարտվեց: Սա ես համարում եմ ողբերգություն, որովհետեւ անիմաստ սպանվեցին տասնյակ մարդիկ եւ եղան հարյուրավոր վիրավորներ: [This is a four-day war, where the Azerbaijani side did not win, and the Armenian side did not lose. I consider this to be a tragedy, because tens of people died and hundreds were wounded senselessly].
Colonel Arustamyan gave clarifications about an Armenian military position left under Azerbaijani control. According to him, it's of no strategic significance, as the area of its peak is 5 meters, and the height is 20 meters as compared to the overall landscape.
On Sunday, Azerbaijan's president, Ilham Aliyev, called the skirmishes a "great victory" as the country declared a unilateral ceasefire.
For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...