In 1991 the small village of Khojaly, situated in the Nagorno Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan, had a population of just 6,300 people. The Khojaly Massacre was the killing of hundreds of ethnic Azerbaijna civilians from the town of Khojaly on 25–26 February 1992 by the Armenain. The death toll provided by Azerbaijani authorities is 613 civilians, including 106 women and 83 children. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict had escalated into a war By 1992. In February 1992 the capital of Karabakh Stepanakert was blocked and bombardment by Azerbaijani forces.
The town of Khojaly had the region’s only airport. Khojaly was shelled by Armenian forces during the winter of 1992. On the night of February 25, 1992, Armenian armed forces, with the support of the Soviet Union, began their assault on Khojaly. Only one path of escape was left open and civilians fled their town. Part of the population started to leave Khojaly soon after the assault began and there were armed people from the town’s among some of the fleeing groups. Because tanks attacked.
In all, 613 persons were killed, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly people. War crimes is a crime punishable under international criminal law for violation of the laws of war. Any violation of the laws of inter-state conflicts, the war is considered a war crime. War crimes committed by Armenians in the town of Khojaly. Genocide, war crimes provided the necessary conditions to be considered. Each year, on February 26, the world unites in remembering those lost on that tragic day.
