Babak Samidli

Babak Samidli
Native name
Babək Mətləb oğlu Səmidli
Birth nameBabak Matlab oglu Samidli
BornJanuary 7, 1974
Goychay, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 23, 2020(2020-11-23) (aged 46)
Madagiz, Tartar District, Azerbaijan
AllegianceAzerbaijani Armed Forces
Service / branch Azerbaijani Land Forces
Years of service1992–2020
RankColonel
Commands1st Army Corps (deputy commander)
Battles / wars

Babak Matlab oglu Samidli (Azerbaijani: Babək Mətləb oğlu Səmidli; 1974-2020) was an Azerbaijani military officer, and a colonel serving in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He was deputy commander of the 1st Army Corps.[1]

Life and service

Samidli was born in the Goychay District.[2] In June 2018 he was promoted to rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Samidli commanded Azerbaijani forces in the Madagiz offensive. On 27 October, he gave an interview to Euronews announcing the capture of the Madagiz dam.[3] Samidli died post-armistice on 23 November 2020, near Madagiz (renamed to Sugovushan) from an exploded land-mine. Samidli was part of a group that consisted of Armenian officials, Red Cross officials, and Russian peacekeepers collecting dead bodies and identifying missing soldiers. Four Armenian officials and one Russian peacekeeper were slightly wounded in the blast.[4][2] On 9 December, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to posthumously award Samidli the Zafar Order.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Sərəncamlar Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularının təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". president.az. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. ^ a b "Müdafiə Nazirliyi: Polkovnik cəsədləri axtararkən minaya düşüb, şəhid olub". Meydan.TV (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2020-11-23.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Azerbaijani forces recapture strategic dam in Nagorno-Karabakh". euronews. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. ^ "Land Mine Kills Officer As Search Continues For Armenian, Azerbaijani Missing". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  5. ^ "Silahlı Qüvvələrin bir sıra hərbi qulluqçuları təltif olunub". Trend News Agency (in Azerbaijani). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.