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{{see also|First Nagorno-Karabakh War}}
[[File:2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.svg|thumb|{{legend|#3ac4c6|Areas recaptured by Azerbaijan during the war}}
{{legend|#7db47c|Areas returned to Azerbaijan under the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|ceasefire agreement]]}}
{{legend|#fdae7b|Areas in [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] proper remaining under the control of [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]]}}
{{legend|#7ba2dd|[[Lachin corridor]] and [[Dadivank|Dadivank monastery]], patrolled by Russian peacekeepers}}]]{{Campaignbox Post-Soviet conflicts}}The  '''2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war''' was a war between the [[Azerbaijani Armed Forces]] and the [[wikt:allied|allied]] [[Artsakh Defence Army]] and [[Armed Forces of Armenia]] in the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]. This is the most recent event during the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. 

The clashes began on the morning of 27 September 2020 along the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact]]. Both sides reported military and civilian casualties.<ref name="aljaz">{{cite web | url =https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/9/27/heavy-fighting-erupts-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region |title=Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan over disputed region|publisher=[[Al Jazeera]]| date=27 September 2020| access-date =27 September 2020}}</ref> In response to the clashes, Armenia and the [[Republic of Artsakh]] placed [[curfew]]s, [[martial law]] and total [[mobilization]],<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0|title=Nagorno-Karabakh announces martial law and total mobilization|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=27 September 2020|access-date=27 September 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011141606/https://in.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-martial-law/nagorno-karabakh-announces-martial-law-and-total-mobilization-idINKBN26I086?il=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> while Azerbaijan introduced martial law and a curfew.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-curfew/azerbaijans-parliament-approves-martial-law-curfews-presidents-aide-idINKBN26I0OU |title=Azerbaijan's parliament approves martial law, curfews – president's aide|publisher=[[Reuters]]| date=27 September 2020| access-date =27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://apa.az/en/azerbaijan-army-azerbaijani-armed-forces/Vilayat-Eyvazov-appointed-commandant-of-areas-where-curfew-is-applied-colorred-ORDERcolor-331394 |title=Vilayat Eyvazov appointed commandant of areas where curfew is applied – ORDER |website=APA.az |language=en |date=28 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020 }}</ref> 

On 28 September partial mobilization was declared in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://apa.az/en/azerbaijan-army-azerbaijani-armed-forces/Partial-mobilization-announced-in-Azerbaijan-331385 |title=Partial mobilization announced in Azerbaijan|publisher=[[Azeri Press Agency]]| date=28 September 2020| access-date =28 September 2020}}</ref>

On 10 October, both Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a [[ceasefire]], the stopping of any military action, for a short time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54488386|title=Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan agree ceasefire|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=9 October 2020}}</ref>

On 9 November, with the help of [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]], both Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|ceasefire agreement]] in [[Moscow]], ending the war the next day. Under the agreement, Azerbaijan kept not only the territory it won during the war, all the territories still controlled by Armenians outside the Nagorno-Karabakh region, were given by Putin to Azerbaijani control. In the rest of Nagorno-Karabakh, which are controlled by Armenians, Russian peacekeepers have been stationed for a period of five years. Under the agreement, when the five year term ends on 9 November 2025, the peacekeeping mission of Russia can be renewed for another five years or ended if Azerbaijan or Armenia do not want it to continue.<ref name="Euphoric Azerbaijanis celebrate 'victorious' Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal | Daily Sabah">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/euphoric-azerbaijanis-celebrate-victorious-nagorno-karabakh-peace-deal/news|title=Euphoric Azerbaijanis celebrate 'victorious' Nagorno-Karabakh peace deal|first=Anadolu|last=Agency|date=November 10, 2020|website=Daily Sabah}}</ref>

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[[Category:Nagorno-Karabakh]]
[[Category:Wars involving Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 2020]]
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