Some facts and thoughts on the situation in Karabakh:

1. The current hostilities began on Sept 27 with an AZ massive military offensive, supported by Turkey. This is the only side that wants to change the current status-quo using force, thus violating the ceasefire.

2. At least 1000 jihadists brought from Syria & Libya by Turkey have been deployed in AZ and are taking part in military ops against NK.

3. Cluster bombs are being used by AZ, prohibited according to the Convention on Cluster Munitions, ratified by 109 countries.

4. Armenian attack on Ganja comes after days of AZ forces shelling towns and infrastructure in Karabakh, including its capital Stepanakert, with multiple civilian casualties.

5. According to international rankings both the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh's democratic standards are much higher than Azerbaijan’s, considered an authoritarian state, having journalists in jail. To keep in mind in terms of trusting the sources & re fake news.

6. AZ campaign includes an ethnic hate & Armenophobic factor. Important to remind the cases of Ramil Safarov and how he was condecorated by AZ gov, or the human rights violations (including torture, mutilation and beheading) against most armenians captured during April 2016 War.

7. AZ has full support from a regional power with an aggressive expansionist Neo-Ottoman agenda, including redrawing maps by force or threat of force in Eastern Mediterranean, Syria, Libya & now the Caucasus. Armenians stand on their own, therefore their position is much weaker.

Concluding: the “many sides” approach is hypocritical. The side that has launched the military aggression is AZ with the support of Turkey. Thus, all international pressure should be put on Aliyev and Erdogan to halt it, before it is too late and the Caucasus becomes a new Syria.