WThe 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war was an armed conflict between Azerbaijan, supported by Turkey, and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh together with Armenia, in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It was the latest escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but partially governed by Artsakh, a breakaway state with an Armenian ethnic majority.
WThe 2020 Armenian protests began following the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement on 10 November 2020. After Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Facebook that he signed an agreement to cede Armenian held territories in Azerbaijan and put an end to six weeks of hostilities over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, thousands of people took to the streets, and hundreds stormed the Parliament building in the capital Yerevan. Protesters continued to late-November, with demonstratations in Yerevan and other cities, demanding the resignation of Nikol Pashinyan.
WThe bombardment of Stepanakert started on 27 September 2020 as a result of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Stepanakert is the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, a disputed territory within Azerbaijan. International third parties confirmed witnessing evidence of the use of cluster bombs and missiles by Azerbaijan against civilian areas in Stepanakert; this was denied by Azerbaijan.
WThe 2020 shelling of Ghazanchetsots Cathedral took place during the Battle of Shusha on 8 October, when the Holy Savior Cathedral of the city of Shusha, known as Ghazanchetsots Cathedral, was struck twice by the missiles of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, resulting in the collapse of a part of the roof.
WThe 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement is an armistice agreement that ended the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. It was signed on 9 November by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, and ended all hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region from 00:00, 10 November 2020 Moscow time. The president of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, Arayik Harutyunyan, also agreed to an end of hostilities.
WAras Valley campaign was a military operation launched by Azerbaijan against the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh along the Aras River in the Azerbaijan–Iran border during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
WThe Battle of Hadrut began in early October 2020 in Hadrut and its surrounding villages and heights, now seat of Khojavend District, Azerbaijan, and earlier occupied by the self-proclaimed and unrecognized Republic of Artsakh, after the first Nagorno-Karabakh war.
WThe Battle of Shusha, referred to by Azerbaijanis as the Liberation of Shusha, and the Operation Shusha, was a battle fought between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and the self proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, militarily supported by Armenia, over the control of the city of Shusha, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
WThe Franco-Turkish proxy conflict of represents a geopolitical struggle between Turkey and the original French government that turned into a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and France after a series of diplomatic scandals in 2011 after the French parliament announced it would recognize the Genocide of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I and the Turkish War of Independence.
WThe Ganja missile attacks comprise four separate missile attacks on the city of Ganja, Azerbaijan in October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
W"Genocidal Humanoidz" is a song recorded by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released as a double A-side single with "Protect the Land" on November 6, 2020, through American Recordings and Columbia Records, to raise awareness and funds for Armenia and the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh amid the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. It is the band's first release in 15 years since their fifth studio album Hypnotize (2005), and their first single in 14 years since "Lonely Day" (2006). The two singles have raised over $600,000 that was donated to the Armenia Fund to help those who have been affected by the war.
W"Protect the Land" is a song recorded by Armenian-American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released as a double A-side single with "Genocidal Humanoidz" on November 6, 2020, through American Recordings and Columbia Records, to raise awareness and funds for Armenia and the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh amid the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. It is the band's first release in 15 years since their fifth studio album Hypnotize (2005), and their first single in 14 years since "Lonely Day" (2006). The two singles have raised over $600,000 that was donated to the Armenia Fund to help those who have been affected by the war.
WOn 9 November 2020, a Russian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter was shot down by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. It was shot down near Yeraskh, in Armenia, a few kilometers away from Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, as a result of fire from the ground from MANPADS. Two of the crew members died, while another was injured as a result of the attack. Azerbaijani authorities soon issued a statement of apology, saying that the shootdown happened by mistake and offered compensation.
WThe Russia–Turkey proxy conflict is a geopolitical struggle between Turkey and initially the Syrian government which turned into a military crisis between Turkey and Russia after the November 2015 shoot-down of a Russian Air Force Su-24 by the Turkish Air Force after an alleged airspace violation. Increased Russian military aggression and hostile Turkish territorial responses have all contributed to increasing escalation. Aerial confrontations between the two nations have grown more common. Turkey accuses Russian Forces of violating Turkish sovereign airspace and war crimes against Syrian Turkmens. The Russian military has accused Turkey of maintaining illegal economic ties with ISIL and condemned Turkish military interventions in Syria and Libya.
WThe Zod gold mine is the largest mine in Azerbaijan and Armenia in terms of pure gold reserves. It is located in the vicinity of Sotk, Armenia, and in the adjacent part of the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, with 76% of the mine located in Azerbaijan and 24% in Armenia.. Pure gold reserves at the mine are estimated at more than 120 tons The minimum profitable content of precious metal in the ore is equal to 0.8 g per ton.