The following is a list of armed conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including their modern predecessor states.
| Conflict | Start | Finish | Azerbaijan (and allies) | Armenia (and allies) | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenian–Azerbaijani War | 1918 | 1920 | Azerbaijan Ottoman Empire Russia |
Armenia United Kingdom Centrocaspian Dictatorship |
Soviet victory | Both Armenia and Azerbaijan underwent Sovietisation. |
| First Nagorno-Karabakh War | 1988 | 1994 | Azerbaijan Soviet Union (until 1991) Turkey Israel Ukraine |
Armenia Artsakh |
Armenian military victory[1] | De facto unification of Artsakh with Armenia[2] although was an internationally recognised as a de jure part of Azerbaijan.[3] |
| 2008 Mardakert clashes | 2008 | 2008 | Azerbaijan | Artsakh | Armenia Victory | Armenia suffered light casualties. |
| 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes | 2010 | 2010 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Armenia Victory | |
| 2010 Mardakert clashes | 2010 | 2010 | Azerbaijan | Armenia Artsakh |
Armenia Victory | |
| 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes | 2012 | 2012 | Azerbaijan | Armenia Artsakh |
Armenia Victory | |
| 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | 2014 | 2014 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Armenia Victory | |
| April War | 2016 | 2016 | Azerbaijan | Armenia Artsakh |
Armenia Victory | Azerbaijan filed the offensive |
| Gyunnyut clashes | 2018 | 2018 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Azerbaijan gains between 10 and 15 km2 of land.[4] | |
| July 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes | 2020 | 2020 | Azerbaijan | Armenia | Both sides claim victory | No territorial changes. |
| Second Nagorno-Karabakh War | 2020 | 2020 | Azerbaijan Turkey (alleged by Armenia; denied by both Turkey and Azerbaijan)[5][6] Syrian National Army Arms supplied by Israel.[7] |
Armenia Artsakh Volunteers from the Armenian diaspora[8][9] Arms supplied by Russia (denied by Iran)[10][11] |
Azerbaijani victory | Azerbaijan regains control of 5 cities, 4 towns, 286 villages[12] and the entire Azerbaijan–Iran border |
| Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis (2021–present) | 2021
|
Ongoing
|
Azerbaijan | Armenia | Ongoing | Azerbaijan occupies an estimated 41 km2 of Armenian territory, Russian-brokered ceasefire has taken effect as of November 17, 2021.[13][14] |
| 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh | 2023 | 2023 | Azerbaijan | Artsakh | Azerbaijani victory | Artsakh military is disbanded. Government of Artsakh dissolved on January 1, 2024 |
See also
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- ^ APA.az (28 September 2020). "Vagif Dargahli: "There are mercenaries of Armenian origin from Syria and different countries of the Middle East among the losses of the enemy"". apa.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Rehimov, Ruslan (28 September 2020). "Azerbaijan: Armenian-Syrian mercenaries helping Armenia". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Spokesman Denies Claim That Arms Transferred via Iran to Armenia". en.mfa.gov.ir. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "شایعات مبنی بر کمک ایران به ارمنستان کاملا بی اساس است". www.iribnews.ir. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "İşğaldan azad edilmiş şəhər və kəndlərimiz". Azerbaijan State News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 1 December 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Kucera, Joshua (15 November 2021). "Tension again spikes between Armenia and Azerbaijan". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Russia Mediates Ceasefire Between Armenia and Azerbaijan". MassisPost. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.