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STATE OF TENNESSEE, HR 0048
By Towns
WHEREAS, the Nagorno-Karabach War, lasting from 1988 to 1994, was a conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan; and
WHEREAS, on February 25 and 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces, accompanied by Rus-
sian military troops, occupied the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan; a large group of Azerbaijani
people were attempting to evacuate the area when they were fired on by the Armenian and Rus-
sian soldiers; who eventually killed over six hundred innocent civilians, including many children,
women, and elderly; more than an additional one thousand people were wounded and more than
one thousand two hundred civilians were held captive; and
WHEREAS, numerous civilian bodies found in Khojaly after the fight were disfigured and
mutilated, making this one of the most inhumane and merciless battles of the war; and
WHEREAS, international organizations such as Human Rights Watch documented the kill-
ings in Khojaly, major United States and international news organizations reported on the horrific
killings, and numerous governments around the world have condemned the attack; and
WHEREAS, to this day, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia continues, with Ar-
menian forces occupying twenty percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, including the Nagorno-Kara-
bakh region and the surrounding seven districts; and
WHEREAS, resolutions condemning the occupation of Azerbaijan’s territory by Armenian
forces have been passed by the United Nations security council and the United Nations general
assembly; and
WHEREAS, this event in Khojaly is a sobering reminder of the terrible bloodshed that can
be inflicted in wartime and the enduring need for greater understanding, communication and toler-
ance among people the world over; now, therefore,
A RESOLUTION
TO COMMEMORATE THE TWENTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY.