Azerbaijanis who went missing during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Azerbaijani prisoners of war
Azerbaijanis who went missing during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, refers to Azerbaijanis who either went missing, or were taken as POWs by the Armenian Armed Forces and Artsakh Defence Army, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, starting from 1988, and ending in 1994.
According to an investigation conducted by the Working Group of the State Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons in 2007, the number of Azerbaijanis who went missing and were taken as POWs is 4,354. Of these, 3,503 were military personnel, and 841 were civilians, while the status of 9 of them was unknown. Of the civilians, 47 were children, with 16 of them being underage girls, 268 were women, and 371 were elderly people. Out of 4,354 missing Azerbaijanis, 783 of them were taken prisoner and taken hostage. According to the analysis of the materials received by the State Commission, 550 people were killed in captivity or died of various causes. Furthermore, 104 of them were women, while 446 were men. Only the names of 137 Azerbaijanis were identified, and the identity of 74 people is unknown.
Statistics
As of 1 September 2005, the State Commission registered 4,740 Azerbaijani citizens as missing. By that time, the Armenians had freed a total of 1,378 people from captivity, and in relation to 1,203 people, inquiries were sent to the relevant state bodies and international organizations.
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