Editing Cluster munition (section)

=== Nagorno Karabakh War, 1992–1994, 2016, 2020 ===
The armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in [[Nagorno Karabakh]] in 1992–1994 led to the use of cluster munitions against military and civilian targets in the region.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Safikhanov |first1=Hafiz |title=Cluster Munitions Monitoring and Information Campaign in Azerbaijan |journal=Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction |date=March 2008 |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=1–2 |url=https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1562&context=cisr-journal |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> As of 2010, {{Convert|93|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} remain off-limits due to contamination with unexploded cluster ordnance. [[HALO Trust]] has made major contributions to the cleanup effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.halotrust.org/media/news/british_embassy_yerevan_holds_event_for_halo.aspx|title=The HALO Trust – A charity specialising in the removal of the debris of war :: British Embassy, Yerevan, holds event for HALO<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226060347/http://www.halotrust.org/media/news/british_embassy_yerevan_holds_event_for_halo.aspx|archive-date=2012-12-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-monitor.org/custom/index.php/region_profiles/print_profile/126|website=Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor|access-date=15 May 2018|url-status=dead|title=Nagorno-Karabakh|archive-date=16 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616123514/http://www.the-monitor.org/custom/index.php/region_profiles/print_profile/126}}</ref>

During [[2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes|renewed hostilities in April 2016]], HALO Trust reported the use of cluster bombs by Azerbaijan, having found cluster munitions in the villages of [[Nerkin Horatagh]] and [[Kiçik Qarabəy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.halotrust.org/media-centre/news/halo-begins-emergency-clearance-in-karabakh/|title=HALO begins emergency clearance in Nagorno Karabakh|website=Mine Free NK|access-date=15 May 2018|archive-date=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610100210/https://www.halotrust.org/media-centre/news/halo-begins-emergency-clearance-in-karabakh/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Azerbaijan reported that the Armenian forces had used cluster munition against Azerbaijani civilians in the given period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://report.az/en/foreign-politics/azerbaijani-mfa-armenian-use-of-beehives-serves-only-to-commit-mass-destruction-among-civilians/|title=Azerbaijani MFA: Armenian use of cluster munition serves only committing mass destruction among civilians|website=REPORT.AZ|date=21 June 2020 |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref>

According to the [[Cluster Munition Coalition|Cluster Munition Monitor]] report in 2010, neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan not acceded to become a member of the [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cluster Munition Monitor 2010 |url=http://www.the-monitor.org/media/1641847/CMM_2010_pdf.pdf |publisher=Landmine & Cluster Munition Monitor |access-date=4 October 2020 |pages=193–194 }}</ref>

Further use of cluster munition was reported during the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Peter |last1=Beaumont |first2=Michael |last2=Safi |title=Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: both sides accused of using cluster bombs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/08/nagorno-karabakh-conflict-both-sides-accused-of-using-cluster-bombs |work=The Guardian |date=8 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/azerbaijan-says-armenian-forces-shell-second-city-of-ganja-644446|title=Azerbaijan says Armenian forces shell second city of Ganja|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post &#124; Jpost.com |agency=Reuters |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/1603533|title=Hikmat Hajiyev: Dropping banned bombs on populated areas once again shows that Armenia is a terrorist state |date=4 October 2020 |website=AZERTAC |access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> The Armenian-populated city of [[Stepanakert]] came under [[2020 bombardment of Stepanakert|bombardment]] throughout the war, beginning on the first day. Human Rights Watch reported that residential neighborhoods in Stepanakert which lacked any identifiable military targets were hit by the [[Azerbaijani Land Forces|Azerbaijani Army]] with cluster munitions. Human Rights Watch also identified Azerbaijani usage of cluster munitions in [[Hadrut]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-23|title=Azerbaijan: Cluster Munitions Used in Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/23/azerbaijan-cluster-munitions-used-nagorno-karabakh|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}</ref> Human Rights Watch also reported the use of cluster munitions by the Armenian forces during the months-long [[bombardment of Tartar]], [[2020 Barda missile attacks|missile attacks on Barda]] and on [[Goranboy District|Goranboy]].<ref name="hrwtartar">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/12/11/armenia-unlawful-rocket-missile-strikes-azerbaijan |title=Armenia: Unlawful Rocket, Missile Strikes on Azerbaijan |date=11 December 2020 |work=[[Human Rights Watch]] |access-date=11 December 2020 }}</ref> [[Amnesty International]] also confirmed that the Armenian forces had used cluster munitions in Barda,<ref name="amnestybarda">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/10/armenia-azerbaijan-first-confirmed-use-of-cluster-munitions-by-armenia-cruel-and-reckless/ |title=Armenia/Azerbaijan: First confirmed use of cluster munitions by Armenia 'cruel and reckless' |date=29 October 2020 |access-date=29 October 2020 |publisher=[[Amnesty International]] |language=en }}</ref> which resulted in the deaths of 25 Azerbaijani civilians, according to Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=28 October 2020|title=Azerbaijan says Armenia used cluster bombs in deadly Barda attack|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/28/azerbaijan-says-21-dead-in-armenia-attack-near-nagorno-karabakh|website=aljazeera.com|publisher=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]|quote=Wednesday's strike marked the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.}}</ref>