Joint military exercises, which began on July 29 with the participation of Turkey and Azerbaijan’s air and ground forces, are continuing.
“Another stage of the Azerbaijani-Turkish Live-Fire Joint Large-Scale Tactical Exercises held in our country in accordance with the Agreement on Military Cooperation was conducted,” Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
ARTILLERY, ARMORED VEHICLES, MORTARS TOOK PART IN THE DRILLS
“According to the plan, the efficiency and coordination of tasks, the organization of interoperability, the logistic support in the course of combat operations, as well as the effectiveness of military personnel activity and the use of weapons and military equipment were checked. Motorized rifle and armored units […] completed the assigned tasks,” it added.
Meanwhile, Turkey’s Ministry of National Defense shared a nearly two-minute-long video footage of the drills, with the caption: “The TurAz Eagle Exercise, jointly conducted by the Turkish Armed Forces and the Azerbaijan Armed Forces, continues successfully as planned.”
Ground exercises, meanwhile, are being held in Baku and Nakhchivan until Aug. 5 with artillery, armored vehicles, and mortars striking simulated targets.
The exercises come on the heels of a recent attack by Armenia on Azerbaijani troops in the northwestern Tovuz border region. At least 11 Azerbaijani soldiers — including a major general and a colonel — were martyred.