Another Azerbaijani serviceman dead
Another serviceman of the Azerbaijani army is reported dead.
APA reports that Jafarov Anar Gazanfar, who was doing extended military service at a military unit of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry, was seriously wounded as “his weapon exploded.”
The serviceman was taken to the Central Military Clinical Hospital of the Defense Ministry and died there.
Jafarov was drafted from Terter region.
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s press service confirmed the fact to APA. The press service said Jafarov Anar Gazanfar was seriously wounded as the bullet blew up inside the barrel. The soldier was taken to the hospital in Baku, but died there.
We will remind that Azerbaijani army soldier Rashad Ogtay Mammadov died on December 3, 2011. Another soldier, Elmar Habibzade, 19, died on November 26, 2011.
The number of fatalities and death rate in the Azerbaijani army have increased abruptly this year. Azerbaijan has registered already 91 military deaths this year, of which 76 are non-combat deaths. 16 Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed by their co-servicemen, 13 have died as a result of accidents, 13 have died in road accidents, 12 have died of diseases, 12 have committed suicide. 9 Azerbaijani servicemen have died under unknown circumstances. 93 Azerbaijani soldiers have been injured this year.