32 years have passed since the Armenian armed forces occupied Garadaghli village of Khojavand region of Azerbaijan, Ednews reports.
Armenia’s armed units, backed by the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi, launched an attack on the Azerbaijani village of Garadaghli starting on February 15, 1992. After two fierce battles, Armenian forces broke the siege and occupied the village on February 17.
The village underwent destruction during the occupation completely, innocent unarmed people, including women, children, and elder people were tortured implacably. Nearly 80 of the 117 villagers taken hostage were mercilessly killed, 6 went missing. According to eyewitnesses, 9 people were taken hostage.
Some witnesses said the Armenians shot 43 Azerbaijani hostages to death in an area 2 km away from Khankendi, and some were decapitated.
