Azerbaijani-Americans protest at Armenian Embassy in Washington DC

27 February 2006
Today.Az

The peaceful, legal protest by members of the Azerbaijan Society of America and other groups and individuals emphasized Armenian terrorism of Azerbaijani citizens. The afternoon protest started with a march from Washington's Dupont Circle and ended a few feet in front of the Embassy of Armenia.

On February 26, 1992 Armenian military units, supported by the Russian 366th tank regiment, seized the small town of Khojaly, in the Nagorno Karabagh region of Azerbaijan, and brutally massacred more than 800 civilians, including 83 infants, 103 women, and 70 elderly persons. An additional 1,275 people were taken hostage.

This looks bad indeed on Armenia. But before you pass judgement you need to know the truth about what happened HERE .

The Khojaly massacre was one of the most violent events in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia started forcibly and illegally occupying the formerly autonomous region, as well seven other Azerbaijani districts, in the early 1990's, forcing over 700,000 Azerbaijanis to leave their homes and live as refugees in their own country. The occupation continues to this day, with Armenia ignoring four UN resolutions ordering the end of its occupation. UN resolutions # 822, 853, 874, and 884 have repeatedly called for the cessation of Armenian occupation of Azerbaijani territory.
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