Azerbaijan Remembers Victorious Four-Day War from Nine Years Ago

Nine years have passed since a bloody escalation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict that was later dubbed the April War or Four Day War. In early April 2016, Armenian forces launched massive artillery bombardments of the Azerbaijani villages and civilian settlements located close to the so-called line of contact. The clashes lasted from April 1 through April 5, 2016, claimed hundreds of lives on both sides. As a result of the Four-Day War, Azerbaijan liberated a total of about 2,000 hectares (approximately 5,000 acres) of land, including strategic hills and three villages, which were occupied by Armenia during the