Azerbaijani OMON

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Azerbaijani OMON was a Soviet-era Azerbaijani special police unit known for its involvement in violent operations and ethnic conflict during the late stages of the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute.

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instanceOf paramilitary police force
special police unit
allegedInvolvement forced displacement of civilians
human rights abuses
pogroms and ethnic violence
violent operations against Armenian civilians
conflict Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
country Azerbaijan
dissolutionContext post-Soviet restructuring of security forces in Azerbaijan
function counter-terrorism
protection of strategic facilities
riot control
ideologicalContext late Soviet nationalism in Azerbaijan
notableFor participation in ethnic clashes during the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute
use of heavy-handed tactics
operatedIn Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
surface form: Nagorno-Karabakh region

Soviet Union
partOf Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan
precededBy Soviet-era internal troops structures in Azerbaijan SSR
roleInConflict counter-insurgency operations
ethnic conflict operations
internal security operations
status defunct
subordinateTo Soviet OMON system
timePeriod early 1990s
late 1980s
usedEquipmentType armored vehicles
light infantry weapons

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Operation Ring participant Azerbaijani OMON