Artsakh Defence Army

Artsakh Defence Army
Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ
Founded9 May 1992
Disbanded21 September 2023
HeadquartersStepanakert
Leadership
Commander-in-ChiefSamvel Shahramanyan
Minister of Defence and Defence Forces CommanderLieutenant General Kamo Vardanyan
Personnel
Military age18
Conscription24 months

The Artsakh Defence Army also known as the Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army was founded on 9 May 1992, as the formal defence force of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, made up of Armenians. It is internationally recognised to be part of Azerbaijan.


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