TUESDAY October 11, 2022: 'THE TWO DAY WAR' by award winning Le Pictorium photographers Gilles Bader and Chris Huby: On September 13th, as families in eastern Armenia slept, Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns. The two former Soviet countries have been locked in off-and-on hostilities for decades over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh republic, as Azerbaijan's regime takes advantage of the global, especially Russian, distraction. Azerbaijan attempted to deny a rocket attack, but NASA's fire management satellites detected massive thermal anomalies. In just two days, Azerbaijan's forces killed over 200 Armenians. Welcome to 'THE TWO DAY WAR'
© zReportage.com Story of the Week #858: TUESDAY October 11, 2022: 'THE TWO DAY WAR' by award winning Le Pictorium photographers Gilles Bader and Chris Huby: On September 13th, as families in eastern Armenia slept, Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns. The two former Soviet countries have been locked in off-and-on hostilities for decades over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh republic, as Azerbaijan's regime takes advantage of the global, especially Russian, distraction. Azerbaijan attempted to deny a rocket attack, but NASA's fire management satellites detected massive thermal anomalies. In just two days, Azerbaijan's forces killed over 200 Armenians. Welcome to 'THE TWO DAY WAR'

A black and white portrait on a broken headstone rests on a wall at the cemetery of Djermuk which was targeted by an Azeri shell during the recent 'two days war' when Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns. The two former Soviet countries have been locked in off-and-on hostilities for decades over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh republic.
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The remains of an unexploded Azeri missile sticks out of the ground on the roadside and near a church after the 'two day war.'
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A cross stands on a hillside overlooking the town of Goris. The area was targeted during the recent 'two day war.' The Ministry of Defense of Armenia reported 'intensive shelling' of Armenian positions in Sotk, Vardenis, Goris, as well as civilian infrastructure.
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An Orthodox monk prays with residents during Sunday prayers at the Tatev Armenian monastery located in the Goris region which was subject to rocket attacks in the recent 'two day war.'
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An Armenian soldier shows the damage to a spa hotel through a broken window. Azeri shells fell right next to the building, causing the hotel 'clients to run in panic' he explained.
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Artur's sister grieves for her dead brother during a day of mourning. Artur, a 34 year old shepherd, was killed in the Azeri bombardments of September 13th, his family and neighbors came to pay their last respects.
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A day of mourning as Artur's father grieves over the body of his son. Artur, a 34 year old shepherd, was killed during the Azeri bombardments of September 13th. His father, family and neighbors came to pay their last respects.
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A day of mourning for Artur, a 34 year old shepherd, who was killed in the Azeri bombardments of September 13. His family and all the neighbors came to pay their last respects.
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GURGEN sits outside a small cave in which he had taken shelter during the bombings at Verasten near Goris. Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling for two days on Armenian towns with drones and heavy artillery.
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The mayor of Shurnukh proudly displays his automatic weapon. The Village of Shurnukh (municipality of Goris) has to be literally cut in two since the partition announcement. The upper part of the town belongs to the Armenians, the lower to the Azeris. The road separates the two camps.
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The day of commemoration of the Azeri attacks on the Pantheon of Yeraplour, marks two years since those hostilities started. The military cemetery fills up in the morning as families of the soldiers killed come to pay their respects.
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A Refugee mother from Nagorno-Karabakh with her young child. The First Nagorno-Karabakh war displaced 750,000 Azerbaijanis, with 600,000 of them being from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts and the 150,000 of them being from Armenia.
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A soviet era car drives along the empty bypass road from Goris to Vorotan village. This dirt road was laid out by the authorities so that Armenian vehicles could travel while avoiding the Azerbaijani owned sections of the road.
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In the early morning hours, an Armenian woman peers through curtains while riding a bus which will take her to work in the fields.
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Sheep graze on grass in-front of the High school which was closed after Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns with drones and heavy artillery.
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Two young boys carry jugs of clean water at a small border village in Vardenis, just a few hundred meters from the border with Azerbaijan, the area is under permanent risk of an attack.
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A local resident shows her grief at an Armenian border village in the region of Vardenis, where locals hear Azeri drones at night. These villages are a few hundred meters from the border with Azerbaijan and under permanent risk of an attack.
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Standing beside a smashed window, GRETA BOGHOSSIAN, the mother of Valeri, whose house was bombed by the Azeris in the recent' two day war.' Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns with drones and heavy artillery.
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Standing inside his destroyed home, VALERI BOGHOSSIAN counts himself very lucky, the Azeris bombed his house, but his family escaped with their lives.
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A young man stands in all that is left of his house which was totally destroyed by the Azeris in the recent two day war. Azerbaijan launched an unprovoked shelling on Armenian towns with drones and heavy artillery.
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Armenian flags fly at Yerblur cemetery on a hilltop on the outskirts of Yerevan. Since 1988, Yerablur has become the burial place of Armenian soldiers who lost their lives during the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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