CHRONICLES OF VICTORY : PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV INTERVIEWED BY TURKISH A HABER TV CHANNEL ON OCTOBER 16 , 2020 ( PHOTO / VIDEO )

What happened: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to Turkish A Haber TV on October 16, 2020, discussing the second Karabakh war, which began with Azerbaijan's "Iron Fist" counter-offensive on September 27, 2020. Key numbers: 44-day war; nearly 30 years of occupation; 47 Azerbaijani civilian deaths; 222 civilians injured; about 2,000 houses destroyed or damaged; more Why it matters: Aliyev said Armenia requested a ceasefire to regroup and violated it, and accused the West of silence on civilian casualties. He said Azerbaijan will continue restoring territorial integrity.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gave an interview to Turkish A Haber TV on October 16, 2020, discussing the second Karabakh war, which began with Azerbaijan's "Iron Fist" counter-offensive on September 27, 2020.

Aliyev said Armenia requested a ceasefire to regroup and violated it, and accused the West of silence on civilian casualties. He said Azerbaijan will continue restoring territorial integrity.