Nail Nəriman oğlu İbrahimli (Azerbaijani: Nail Nəriman oğlu İbrahimli; 4 March 1994, Khachmaz – 8 November 2020, Shusha) was an Azerbaijani military officer who held the rank of sergeant major in the State Border Services of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He lost his life during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War and was posthumously awarded the prestigious title of Hero of the Patriotic War. Hero of the Patriotic War[1][2]

Nail Ibrahimli
Born4 March 1994
Died8 November 2020(2020-11-08) (aged 26)
Shusha, Azerbaijan
Special ForcesAzerbaijani Army
Years of service2012—2013 / 2019—2020
UnitAzerbaijani Armed Forces
Battles / warsSecond Karabakh War

Battles of Murovdag Battles of Fuzuli Battle of Hadrut Battles of Zangila Battles of Jabrayil Battles of Gubadli Battles of Lachin

Battle of Shusha (2020)
Awards

Biography

edit
  • Nail Ibrahimli was born on 4 March 1994 in Khachmaz village of Oguz region. Nail İbrahimli fought as a machine gunner to liberate Murovdağ, Fuzuli, Cebrail, Gubadlı, Zengilan, Laçin, and Shusha in the Second Karabakh War, which started on 27 September 2020, in order to liberate and re-establish the lands occupied by Armenia. The integrity of Azerbaijan participated in the wars. He stood out with the tactics he applied in the battles in the direction of the Lachin Corridor and the Hudafarin Bridge. His role in changing the situation of the parties in the war, demoralizing the opposing side, was to perform more difficult tasks as a machine gunner, use a variety of successful tactics, increase combat activity, and thus facilitate victory in the war, hastening the end of the war. He was killed while performing combat duty in the clashes towards the city of Shusha on 8 November. His death was confirmed in the following days and he was buried on Martyrs Street in the Khachmaz village of the district on 12 November. Oghuz region.
  • Nail İbrahimli, one of the petty officers of the Border Troops of the Azerbaijan State Border Service, participated in the clashes in the Murovdağ direction of the front in the first days of the conflict. As a result of the clashes, on 27 September, the opposing side's positions in the Agdere direction and at the heights of the Murov Mountain Range were destroyed, and a number of command heights (Gamışdağ and Ömer Pass) were taken under control. As a result of the successful operation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Murov peak in the Murovdağ range was freed from occupation and was rescued. Nail İbrahimli later participated in the operations carried out in the direction of Fuzuli, Hocavend, Gubadlı, and Zengilan. Special-purpose detachments of the units he participated in saved strategically important or border points located in these directions from occupation. Operations in this direction ensured the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijani side, the security and freedom of its borders with neighboring countries. After the city of Fuzuli and a large part of the region were liberated as a result of the battles, the city of Zangilan was freed from occupation for a short time, mainly as a result of the counter-attack of the detachments. Special forces of the State Border Service and the platoon of which Lieutenant İbrahimli was a member. Previously, on October 18, the Azerbaijani Army liberated the Hudafarin bridges in the Jabrayil district from occupation. In these strategically important operations located in the border region, which is one of the important parts of the Arazboyu operations, Nail İbrahimli's successful counter-atack tactics, combat and mobility control, and frontal combat control are provided. Nail İbrahimli had roles as a machine gunner. It was reported that with the liberation of the Agbent settlement in the Zengilan district on 22 October, the Azerbaijan-Iran border was also liberated. With the participation of Second Lieutenant İbrahimli, operations began in the direction of the Lachin corridor after the strategic heights, residential areas, border areas, and the city of Gubadlı were liberated in the direction of Gubadlı. İbrahimli took part in these wars and played an important role in changing the situation of the parties in the war, either positively or negatively.[3]

Death

edit

Major Elvin Safarov, Hero of the Patriotic War, stated that Second Lieutenant Nail İbrahimli undertook difficult and important tasks in the platoon as a machine gunner and played a key role in the war and also stated that there were weapons that İbrahimli used in the war. battles were "Assault" and "PK," and they had machine guns. After many important operations, he and his team are given an important task in an operation that will enable the Azerbaijani side to advance towards Shusha, increase its combat effectiveness, and gain advantages and advantages. The platoon, which gained an advantage in the "Dot" operation, will perform its next mission in Shusha city center on November 8, 2020. As a result of this appointment, the Azerbaijani side would gain the upper hand and the operations to liberate Shusha would end. Nail Ibrahimli, who carried out a significant part of the mission in the counter-ttack from the right and left directions, as stated in the mission, was killed while performing combat duties in the battles towards the city of Shusha on November 8. He was buried in the Martyrs Hiyaban in the Khachmaz village of the district.[4][5]

Awards

edit

Also

edit

School-high school No. 3 in Oguz city was named after the Hero of the Patriotic War, Nail Ibrahimli.[10]

One of the streets in Khachmaz village of Oguz region is named after Nail Ibrahimli.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding the title of "Hero of the Patriotic War" to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan". President.az (in Azerbaijani).
  2. ^ "It was commemorated in memory of Martyr Nail İbrahimli, Hero of the Patriotic War". Azertag.az.
  3. ^ "After his death, Ensign Ibrahimli Nail Nariman oglu was named "Hero of the Patriotic War" by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ilham Aliyev, and was awarded the "For the Homeland" and "For the Liberation of Shusha" medals". Dsx.gov.az (in Azerbaijani).
  4. ^ "Nail İbrahimli, a resident of Oğuz, whom he knew as a warrior, received the title of "Hero of the Patriotic War" after his martyrdom". www.xezerxeber.az (in Azerbaijani). 11 December 2020.
  5. ^ "For his special services in the restoration of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and his example of heroism in carrying out the combat mission to destroy the enemy during the liberation of occupied territories". Mod.gov.az (in Azerbaijani).
  6. ^ "They were awarded the "Hero of the Patriotic War" medal". Memorial.az (in Azerbaijani).
  7. ^ "Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the "For the Fatherland" medal". President.az (in Azerbaijani).
  8. ^ "Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the medal "For the Liberation of Shusha"". President.az (in Azerbaijani).
  9. ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding the servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan who were martyred in the military operations for the restoration of the territorial integrity of the Republic of "For the release of Khojavend"". President.az (in Azerbaijani).
  10. ^ "School-high school No. 3 in Oguz city was named after the Hero of the Patriotic War, Nail Ibrahimli". www.oguz-ih.gov.az (in Azerbaijani).