2014 in Azerbaijan

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Incumbents

• President: Ilham Aliyev
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade

Events

August

• August 1 - At least eight Azeri soldiers are killed following clashes with Armenian troops on the border and near the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan said Armenia had also suffered losses, although it did not provide any details.^[1]
• August 2 - Five more Azeri troops are killed in overnight fighting with ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh. The casualties bring the death toll to at least 13 in a flare-up of violence over the last few days around Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia has said that any further escalation is unacceptable.^[2]
• August 3 - Four Azerbaijani soldiers are killed in fresh clashes with Armenian groups near the border of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.^[3]
• August 9 - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev declares a ‘state of war’ with Armenia on Twitter saying “We are not living in peace, we are living in a state of war".^[4]

November

• November 12 - Azerbaijan shoots down an Armenian Mil Mi-24 military helicopter.^[5]

References

1. "Azeri troops killed in clashes with Armenia as tensions flare". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
2. "Five more killed in clashes between Azeris, ethnic Armenians". 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
3. "Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Says Four Soldiers Killed Near Karabakh". 3 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
4. "President of Azerbaijan declares 'state of war' with Armenia on Twitter". The Independent. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
5. "Azerbaijan Risks New Armenia Conflict as Chopper Downed". 13 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.