Azeris blame Armenia for shooting down Armenian drone

When one side in a war blames the other side for doing something rather idiotic, you have to maybe smile at least a little.

Like when Baghdad Bob claimed there were no America forces in Baghdad, ignoring the M1A1 Abrams tank sitting a few blocks away. Or Iranian Republican Guards arrested Israeli spy squirrels, Egypt blaming attacks in Aqaba by Mossad-trained sharks, or Lebanese reports of an Israeli spy vulture. So …

“Baku, Azerbaijan, May 19

“Armenia has again shot down its own drone, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said May 19.

“An Armenian X-55 UAV, which was carrying out a reconnaissance flight in the direction of Aghdam District along the frontline, was mistakenly shot down by the Armenian armed forces on May 19 at around 13:20 (UTC/GMT +4 hours).

“The drone fell not far from the Armenian positions, according to observations of the Azerbaijani armed forces.

“It is the second X-55 UAV shot down recently as a result of the nonprofessionalism of the Armenian servicemen.”

http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2536012.html

The Azeri claim of Armenia shooting down two of its own drones might stem from this three-month-old Armenian accusation:

Armenian Defense Minister Artsrun Hovhannisyan:

“We know that Azerbaijan is in need of victory, and even made up victories. According to reliable data, the Azerbaijani side shot down their own drone. ‘Colleagues’ from Azerbaijan are confused, and new reports will appear soon.”

https://www.armenianow.com/karabakh/60201/armenia_karabakh_azerbaijan_drone_shot_down

Trend is an Azerbaijani web site, and Armenia Now … well, that’s kind of obvious.

More bullets fly

‘Azerbaijan fired from mortar towards Artsakh’

“The enemy’s activity noticeably increased in the contact line of Karabakh-Azerbaijani antagonistic troops during February 17 and the night of February 18. During the mentioned period Azerbaijani armed forces fired around 700 shots towards Armenian positions from weapons of different calibers including 82mm mortar (5 missiles).

“’Armenpress’ was informed by the Press Service of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Ministry the rival’s attacks were suppressed due to counterattacks by the front line units of the Defense Army.”

http://www.oratert.com/news/azerbaijan/98565.html

And: ‘Azerbaijan used grenade against Artsakh last night’

‘Azerbaijan side fired over 500 shots at Artsakh last night’

‘Azerbaijan made provocations in the line of contact’

Fighting words

“Azerbaijan continues to make various statements by its official and unofficial levers which just prove its diplomatic and international non civilization.”

‘Catherine Ashton’s visit to Armenian Church in New Julfa raises hysteria in Azerbaijan’

http://www.oratert.com/news/regional/63547.html

(Actually, those are fighting words in a region where “Good morning” can lead to “What’s that supposed to mean?”)