Jirair Sefilian
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Jirair Simoni Sefilian is a Lebanese-born Armenian military commander and political activist. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he commanded the Shushi special military battalion, playing a signi
Sefilian in 2020
Sefilian in Yerevan, 2009
A poster from the Sefilian-led anti-government organization
Jirair Sefilian, Petros Makeyan, Varuzan Avetisyan, Hmayak Hovhannisyan, and Garegin Chugasyan at a rally in Freedom Square (December 2015)
Battle of Shusha (1992)
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The Battle of Shusha was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battle took place in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha o
Jirair Sefilian
…political activist. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he commanded the Shushi special military battalion, playing a significant role during the Battle of Shusha. From 1997 to 1998 Sefilian was a Brigade Commander in the Artsakh Defence Army. He has long campaigned against any territorial concessions to Azerbaijan…
Gagik Avsharyan's restored T-72 tank commemorating the capture of Shusha
The road to leading to Shusha where the encounter between Avsharyan's and Agarunov's tanks took place.