Azerbaijani army officer dies
Azerbaijani army officer Emin Aliyev, 25, died near the village of Kuropatkino in Khojavand District. APA reports that Deputy Spokesman for the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry Teymur Abdullayev confirmed the death which occurred on November 2.
The Azerbaijani news agency reports that the serviceman was killed by Armenian fire.
Azerbaijan often lays the blame for its army losses on the Armenian side, while indeed Azerbaijani soldiers are often killed by their co-servicemen or die from other causes.
Azerbaijan has registered already 88 military deaths this year. 9 Azerbaijani servicemen died “under unknown circumstances,” 13 died as a result of accidents, 12 died in traffic accidents, 12 died of diseases (or poisoning), 16 were killed by their co-servicemen, 12 committed suicide.