Here's a more detailed THREAD on each of the two reports released by @hrw today on unlawful strikes carried out by #Armenia & #Azerbaijan during the war over Nagorno #Karabakh https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/azerbaijan-unlawful-strikes-nagorno-karabakh & https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/armenia-unlawful-rocket-missile-strikes-azerbaijan

In numerous attacks on Stepanakert #Azerbaijan’s forces used inherently indiscriminate cluster munitions & artillery rockets or other weapons that did not distinguish between military targets and civilian objects, which is prohibited under IHL

Evidence relating to an attack on October 4 indicates that multiple strikes hit residential homes in less than a minute suggesting possible bombardment – treating the whole area as a military target – which is banned under the laws of war.

In addition to attacks on milit. targets, Azerbaijani forces attacked residential areas with inherently indiscriminate weapons & dropped aerial munitions & fired heavy artillery into populated areas that contained no apparent military objectives. Such attacks violate laws of war.

You can read about these attacks and much more here: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/azerbaijan-unlawful-strikes-nagorno-karabakh

Now turning to the other side: @hrw documented 11 incidents in which #Armenia|n forces used ballistic missiles, unguided artillery rockets, and large-caliber artillery projectiles that hit populated areas in apparent indiscriminate attacks https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/armenia-unlawful-rocket-missile-strikes-azerbaijan

In at least four cases, Armenian forces attacked civilians or civilian objects in areas where there were no apparent military targets, which is a violation of the laws of war.

. @HRW investigated missile, rocket, and artillery attacks by Armenian forces that struck cities, towns, and villages in Aghdam, Barda, Fizuli, Ganja, Goranboy, Naftalan, and Tartar in Azerbaijan 18 strikes examined killed 40 civilians & wounded dozens more

For these and many more details on @hrw methodology in examining the strikes & our findings on Armenia's strikes in Azerbaijan, see https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/armenia-unlawful-rocket-missile-strikes-azerbaijan