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First phase: 27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) – 22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) (3 weeks and 4 days) Second phase: 22 October 2020 (2020-10-22) – 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) (2 weeks and 5 days)
The operations started on 27 September, with Azerbaijani advancements in Jabrayil and Fuzuli districts, with the initial objective to seize control of Jabrayil and Füzuli.[23] On 9 October, both sides agreed to a temporary humanitarian ceasefire. After the declared ceasefire, the President of Artsakh admitted Azerbaijan had been able to achieve some success, moving the front deep into Artsakh territory;[24] the Armenian Prime Minister announced that Armenian forces had conducted a "partial retreat".[25]
However, the ceasefire quickly broke down and the Azerbaijani advance continued. Within days Azerbaijan announced the capture of dozens of villages.[26] The Azerbaijani forces, advancing more along the Aras River, captured the Khodaafarin Bridges and the nearby dam.[27] On 20 October, the Azerbaijani forces took control of Zangilan,[28] and on 22 October, Ağbənd, thus taking full control over the Azerbaijan–Iran border.[29]
^ ab"Release of the Press Service of the President". Azerbaijan State News Agency. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan, President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Chief of the State Border Service (SBS), Colonel General Elchin Guliyev on raising the Azerbaijani flag over the Khudafarin bridge, liberating several residential settlements with the participation of the SBS, and instructed to convey his congratulations to all personnel. Colonel General Elchin Guliyev reported that the State Border Service personnel will continue to decently fulfill all the tasks set by the Commander-in-Chief.
^Kucera, Joshua (29 September 2020). "As fighting rages, what is Azerbaijan's goal?". EurasiaNet. Archived from the original on 4 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020. The Azerbaijani offensive against Armenian forces is its most ambitious since the war between the two sides formally ended in 1994.
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