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Khojaly genocide One of the most horrible tragedies, which Azerbaijan experienced in the 20th century, is the Khojaly genocide. It is like the genocides committed in Khatyn, Lidisia, Oradur reflected in the history of mankind.In the early hours of February 26, the armed forces of Armenia, the armed Armenian militants of the Nagorno-Karabakh, and Motorized-Infantry Battalion No.366 of the former Soviet Union dislocated between Askaran and Khankendi (Stepanakert) occupied the town and committed genocide against Azerbaijanis.  On that night, when Armenians committed genocide in Khojaly, 613 peaceful residents were murdered with a special cruelty, tortured, beheaded and blinded. Pregnant women were bayoneted; among them were 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly people.
The genocide was committed with the participation of Motorized Infantry Battalion No. 366 commanded by Major Seyran Mushegovich Oganyan (at present he is the “defense minister” of the illegal Nagorno-Karabakh regime), companies and platoons of the same battalion commanded by Eugenie Nabokikhin, chief of headquarters of the first battalion Valeri Isayevich Chitchyan and over 50 officers and senior personnel of the Armenian nationality (“Materials of Investigation on the genocide in Khojaly”). A part of the population trying to escape encountered ambushes, violence on the way out of the town and was murdered. According to the materials of the Russian legal-protection “Memorial” centre, 200 Azerbaijani corpses were brought from Khojali to Aghdam within four days, and it was discovered that they were subjected to abuses, torture and mutilation. 181 corpses (130 men, 51 women and 13 children) were examined by court-medical experts who determined that 151 of them were shot, 20 of them died of wounds due to the fragmentation of shells and 10 of them were beaten to death by blunt tools. There are facts evidencing that the skulls of live men were flayed. What the witnesses of Khojaly genocide said in the investigation: The chests of the murdered Azerbaijani children were torn, their hearts splintered, and most of the corpses were cut to pieces. Jamal Abdulhussein oglu Heydarov – “There were the mutilated, disfigured corpses of a great number of Azerbaijanis 2 km away from the farm near a place called Garagaya, the chests and hearts of the murdered children were torn, the majority of bodies were cut to pieces.” Shahin Zulfugar oglu Heydarov – “There were 80 corpses near the village of Nakhchivanik (near Khojaly); they were mutilated, disfigured, and beheaded. Militia Major Alif Hajiyev, his close relatives Fakhraddin Salimov, Mikail Salimov were among them.” Jalil Humbatali oglu Humbatov – “The Armenians shot my wife Firuza, my son Mugan, my daughter Simuzer, my daughter-in-law Sudaba in my presence”. Kubra Adil qizi Pashayeva - “When we entered the forest of Ketik, we found ourselves under siege by the Armenians. I saw from the bushes how they shot my husband Shura Tapdig oglu Pashayev my son Elshad Shura oglu Pashayev.” Khazangul Tavakkul qizi Amirova – “My family was wholly taken hostage by the armed Armenians when Khojaly was occupied. They shot and killed my mother Raya, my seven-year old sister Yegana and my aunt Goycha. They poured petrol on my father Tavakkul and set him on fire.” Zoya Ali gizi Aliyeva – “We hid in the forest for 3 days; we were 150 people. Ahmadova Dunya and her sister Gulkhar froze and died”. Kubra Alish gizi Mustafayeva – “As the Armenians took us hostage, they shot 6 people in front of me.” Saida Gurban gizi Karimova – “12 of us were taken hostage. The Armenians murdered my daughter Nazakat. Then Tapdig, Saadat and Irada were tortured to death.” Ali Agamali oglu Najafov – “The Armenians surrounded the escaping people and shot 30-40 people right there.” Prisoners of war, hostages and missing persons The State Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing People registered 4354 missing citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan. There are 47 children (16 person young girls), 268 women and 371 elderly people (168 women) among them (7.01.2008)
1393 Azerbaijan citizens (343 women and 1050 men) were released from Armenian captivity in 1988-2008. There are 168 children (65 person young girls) and 289 elderly people (112 women) ones among them (7.01.2008). According to the well-founded information we possess on our side, one part of 4354 missing Azerbaijan citizens are remaining in the Armenian captivity at the moment, this fact is still hidden by the Armenian party from international organizations, including the ICRC. The list of these persons has been compiled on the grounds of testimonies of those released from Armenian captivity, as well as through.  The international organizations such as ICRC, International Working Group for the release of the Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons comprising human right activists from Germany, Russia, and Georgia confirmed the fact of concealment of information pertaining to captivity and further destiny of part of these people.
Data and the materials acting in the State Commission, speak that 550 persons have been killed in Armenian captivity or died for the various reasons (tortures, illnesses, etc.). Of them 104 persons are women, 446 persons - men. At 137 persons their names are revealed only, and 74 persons have remained unknown persons. Executed in captivity The facts collected by the State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons prove that the Armenian Republic tramples on the norms of international law, violating the 1949 Geneva Convention “On protection of war victims”, by killing, crippling, torturing, and psychologically damaging captured Azerbaijani citizens.For example, during the military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, there was mass execution of the peaceful populace. Azerbaijani citizens held in captivity in Armenia and the occupied territories of Azerbaijan are subject to horrible tortures and psychological damage. Many were driven to suicide through cruel treatment and psychological torture. Others were executed or tortured to death. The following document specifies cases: During the occupation of Khojavend region on 17 February 1992, Armenian armed forces executed on the spot 80 of 117 hostages taken in Garadagly village. Village residents Seyyur Khanlar oglu Naghiev, Shakhruz Amirkhan oglu Aliyev, and others personally witnessed this. Hagigat Yusif gizi Huseynova, a resident of Garadagli village witnessed 10 of her compatriots burnt to death on February 10, 1992. During a large-scale attack of Armenian armed forces on Kalbajar region of Azerbaijan began on April 1, 1993, an urgent order was transmitted from the main radio station GSM-7 in the Vardenis district of Armenia to the main radio station in Kelbajar and all mobile radio stations. The order demanded the immediate elimination of captured Azerbaijani citizens, including women, children and the elderly. The reason for haste was to hide the evidence of atrocities committed against Azerbaijanis from an international delegation and journalists visiting the region. The text of this radio transmission was recorded by the radio counterintelligence department of the Azerbaijan Ministry of National Security on 6-7 April 1993. During the occupation of Kalbajar region, 15 residents of Bashlibel village, including Muhammad Amraliyev, Surkhay Amraliyev, Chingiz Amraliyev, Aygun Amraliyeva, Busat Ahmadova, and Chichek Hasanova were executed on the spot. Khasay Muhammed oglu Amraliyev and Binnet Abdulali oglu Ahmadov witnessed this atrocity. According to the testimony of Imarat Mamishova, who was held captive along with her two young sons, Armenians shot and burnt the bodies of eight civilians including her eight-year-old son Taleh in her presence. Afterwards, the Armenians took her, her ten-year-old son Yadigar and other women, children and elderly people to Khankendi and subjected them to horrible torture. According to the testimony of the Ahmadovs, who witnessed the events and were subsequently freed from Armenian captivity in 1994, on 17 August 1993, the Armenians executed 25 residents of Gajar village in the Fuzuli region of Azerbaijan. Hasan Mejid oglu Huseynov, who was held in Armenian captivity, said that about 40 residents were killed along the Horadiz-Fuzuli highway in 1993. On 16 February 1994, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that eight Azerbaijani prisoners of war were killed while attempting to escape from prison. During a medical examination of the bodies in Baku, Professor Derrick Pounder, a member of International Academy Presidium of juridical and social medicine and also a member of British organization “Physicians for human rights”, declared that the Azerbaijani POWs had been executed using the same pistol shot at a short distance from the temple and rejected the notion that they had been killed while trying to escape. After being freed from captivity, Niyaz Balay oglu Zeynalov said that on 11 February 1992, the Armenians executed by burning the following residents of Gushchular village of the Shusha region: Sariya Taghi gizi Zeynalova (born in 1910), Yegana Dadash gizi Madatova (born in 1920), and Movsum Abdulrahim oglu Ahmadov. The 61-year-old former hostage Budag Ali oglu Alishanov witnessed five Azerbaijanis used as slaves for hard physical labor and then killed in Drmbon village in Nagorno-Karabakh. Former hostage Ismail Sarif oglu Ismailov said that the Armenians beheaded three Azerbaijani hostages on an Armenian grave. Lachin region resident Samaya Karimova could not withstand the torture and her two-year-old daughter Nurlana and committed suicide in captivity. Taleh Madat oglu Ibishov, born in 1977, was taken hostage with his family during the occupation of Lachin region on 18 May 1992. The Armenians ruthlessly murdered his father Madat Avaz oglu Ibishov and sister Yegana Madat gizi Ibishova, born in 1967. Ilham Nasirov, born in 1973, died from hunger on 23 November 1993 in a military hospital in Yerevan. A medical examination of the remains of 20-year-old Farhad Rahman oglu Atakishiyev proved that he was executed by regular beatings and other tortures. On 24 December 1994, Yardimly region resident Heydar Heydarov died in Shusha prison because of Armenian torture. Former hostages Habib Aliyev, Avaz Mukhtarov, Abulfat Gasimov, and others witnessed it. According to the testimony of Abuzar Manafov, H. Huseynov, and Aydin Maharramov, on 14 February 1994 in Shusha prison, guards “Kolya”, “Slavik” and “Gor” killed Beilagan resident Ilgar Anver oglu Gurbanov by torturing him. Shamkir district resident Fikrat Hasan ogly Huseynov died in Armenian captivity on 18 June 1993 due to torture and regular beatings. Former captives Bakhtiyar Ibrahim oglu Taghiyev and Matlab Shiraslan oglu Allahverdiyev are witnesses to this fact. A medical examination of Huseynov's body carried out in Baku discovered a rib break in his body. According to the testimony of Zohrab Nadir oglu Heydarov, on 21 May 1993, Zahid Nasibulla ogly Amrullayev, born in 1973, was killed by strangulation by Armenian guards in Shusha prison. Former hostage Mashallah Bandaliyev said that he was held in a garage in Khankendi in May, 1992. The garage owners, “Mero” and Vazgen Sarkisyan, tortured and then beheaded one hostage, whose name he didn't know. Tortures Materials collected by the State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages, and Missing Persons prove that the Armenians follow a policy of genocide against Azerbaijani captives and hostages. Hundreds of Azerbaijani citizens, including women, children and the elderly, suffered unbearable torture in Armenian captivity. They were severely beaten, intentionally crippled, and branded on the chest. They had their nails and teeth removed, wounds filled with salt, and petrol injected into their veins.The following document specifies cases: Shovgi Khagani oglu Aliyev was three years old when he was taken hostage on 24 July 1993. His humerus was removed by Armenian “doctors”, as a result of which he became an invalid. Guljamal Guliyeva was taken hostage on 31 March 1993 during the occupation of Kalbajar region. Her son Arzu Hajiyev was born shortly thereafter. Armenian “doctor” Aida Serobyan injected her son with an unknown substance, as a result of which he became an invalid. Former hostage G. Hudiyeva confirmed that her grandson Babek Ilyasov was a 7-month-old baby when Armenians shot his mother Afet Mirzoyeva and grandfather Aslan Mirzoyev. Although splinters wounded Babek's right eye, the Armenians did not treat him and only released him with other hostages four months later. Babek is now blind in this eye. The Armenians horribly tortured and cut off the ears of the father of 15-year-old hostage N. Mammadova in her presence. Her mother became extremely distraught. The girl was ransomed back to her family for four million Russian rubles. Zamina Goyush gizi Dadashova was wounded in the arm while being taken hostage. The wound festered and became gangrenous. The arm is now useless. The Armenians shot her father Goyush Dadashov and grandmother Goncha Ibadova on the spot. Armenian guards horribly tortured and pulled 16 teeth from Kaklik Hasanova, who was taken hostage in Agdam district. Shargiya Rza gizi Shirinova was an elderly woman when she was taken hostage by the Armenians during the occupation of Agdam district. Her eight gold teeth were pulled and she was subjected to torture for six months. 65-year-old Binish Rasul ogly Mammadova and 69-year-old Sara Mirish gizi Ismayilova were taken hostage during the occupation of Gubadly region and were held in a military united in Khankendi. They were made to do forced labor during the day and then severely beaten at night. Two women held with them in captivity, Mrs. Shahsanam and Mrs.Asli, could not withstand this torture and died in captivity. Former Aghdam resident, ethnic Russian Vladimir Ivanovich Shevelev was tortured. He said he 89-year-old mother Vera Davidova, elderly sister Svetlana Ivanova, and 58-year-old sick brother Anatoli Ivanovich were killed and burned by Armenians during 1994 occupation of Aghdam. He also saw a large number of bodies of women and children near the Agdam canal. Moreover, he said that during the occupation of Aghdam region, the Armenians took seven mentally ill people hostage, including two women held in the hospital for the mentally ill. One of them was freed and another died from beating during captivity, the fate of the others is unknown. Aghdam resident Ali Rasul oglu Abbasov, born in 1930, was regularly beaten and burned by cigarettes in Armenian captivity. He could not recover from this torture and died shortly after being freed. Murvat Fetish oglu Agayev was taken hostage in Fuzuli district. He was beaten, had his ear cut off, hung from a tree with his hands tied behind his back, and burned when a fire was lit under his feet by Armenian soldiers. Prisoners of war Novruz Muhammad oglu Dashdamirov and Namig Javashir oglu Garayev became mentally ill after being beaten, branded with hot objects, and hit on the head. Abdulazim Majnun oglu Mammadov was wounded while being taken hostage. He was then beaten with rubber batons, had his wounds reopened, and tortured by a specially trained dog. Mail Mammadov had his breast branded and petrol injected into his veins. Javid Agha oglu Huseynov had his jaw and breastbone broken through beating. The Armenians branded his arm and poured acid on his arm and wound. |