Two years pass since liberation of Fuzuli from Armenian occupation

Today, October 17, marks two years since the liberation of the city of Fuzuli from the Armenian occupation.

On October 17, 2020, on the 21st day of hostilities in Karabakh, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces liberated the city of Fizuli and 7 villages of the region of the same name - Gochakhmedli, Chimen, Juvarly, Pirakhmedli, Musabeyli, Ishigly, Dedeli from Armenian occupation.

President Ilham Aliyev announced the successful operation of the national army in his address to the people on the same day in 2020:

"Today, with a feeling of great satisfaction and joy, I want to convey to my dear people the names of more settlements that have been liberated. The following villages of the Fuzuli district have been liberated from the occupiers – Gochahmadli, Chiman, Juvarli, Pirahmadli, Musabayli, Ishigli and Dadali villages and the city of Fuzuli. The city of Fuzuli has been liberated from the occupiers, Fuzuli is ours, Karabakh is Azerbaijan!

I cordially congratulate all the people of Azerbaijan on this occasion. I offer sincere congratulations to the people of Fuzuli on this occasion. Many years of longing for native land are coming to an end. We are honourably fulfilling our mission, restoring and will restore the territorial integrity of our country. The battles for Fuzuli were very hard. Time will pass and books and papers will be written about these battles. It was a battle that required great professionalism, skill, courage and self-sacrifice. Because during these 30 years, the enemy built such a strong fortification on the line of contact that some people thought that it was impossible to liberate the city of Fuzuli from occupation. Even the most well-known military experts were of the opinion that it would take months to capture Fuzuli and free it from occupation and whether the operation would be successful at all.
However, the victorious Azerbaijani Army was able to tackle this glorious mission and most of the villages of the Fuzuli district and the city of Fuzuli were liberated from the enemy in a short time. When we talk about the city of Fuzuli, of course, we should all know that there is nothing left of the city, no monuments, not a single building. For 30 years, it was in the hands of vultures, the hands of predators, in the hands of jackals. All the buildings have been demolished, our religious sites have been razed to the ground, and everything has been looted, the roofs of the houses, the windows, the property – everything. It was as if a wild tribe had taken over the city. The remains of the city of Fuzuli are a manifestation of Armenian fascism and a witness to Armenian fascism.

We will return to Fuzuli, we will rebuild and landscape all the villages. Life will return to those villages. Just like in the past when the Azerbaijani Army liberated 22 villages of the Fuzuli district, including the Horadiz settlement, under the National leader. Look at how beautiful this place is now. Horadiz settlement has become a very prosperous and modern town. Fuzuli people live in liberated villages. I can say that about half of the population of Fuzuli has been settled in the villages liberated so far. Still, more villages inhabited by Fuzuli people have been liberated today. Life will return there, they will return there, they will live there, and they will visit the graves of their ancestors. The call to prayer will be heard in the mosques to be restored there. We are fulfilling our glorious mission. I am confident that the glorious Azerbaijani Army will continue to drive the invaders away from our lands," President Aliyev said in his address to the nation on October 17, 2020.