Presidential aide: Azerbaijan doesn't target civilians VIDEO

Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan - Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has said that Azerbaijan does not target civilians.

The aide shared a video on his X social network account, Caliber.Az reports .

"Military fortified outpost of armenian forces in Karabakh with digged line of trenches. Despite being a legitimate military target, the operation was aborted due to the presence of civilians and vehicles nearby. Azerbaijan doesn't target civilians!" Hajiyev said.

Military fortified outpost of armenian forces in Karabakh with digged line of trenches. Despite being a legitimate military target, the operation was aborted due to the presence of civilians and vehicles nearby. Azerbaijan doesn't target civilians! pic.twitter.com/WL3vuxeKKa

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) September 19, 2023

Hostilities returned to the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan on September 19 after the Azerbaijan Armed Forces launched a local anti-terrorist operation following intensified provocations by the illegal Armenian armed formations stationed in the region.

The operation came on the heels of the incidents that resulted in injuries and deaths on the Azerbaijani side. Deadly mine incidents in the Khojavand district on the morning of September 19 killed four police officers and two road construction workers. While, later on the same day, two servicemen of the Azerbaijani army stationed in the Aghdam district were wounded by the Armenian armed gangs located in the Azerbaijani territories temporarily monitored by the Russian peacekeeping contingent.