On May 28, Azerbaijan will celebrate its own Independence Day marking the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim world.
Since the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan, a country led by the petro-dictator Ilham Aliyev, has escalated tensions with Armenia by launching an illegal war, attacking the territorial integrity of Armenia.
Iran’s increasing rhetoric seeks to target the Kurdish autonomous region and also neighboring Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan's defense ministry said Azerbaijani troops stopped a convoy it suspected of carrying weapons from the region's main town to outlying areas.
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