27 September 2020: "Armenia has declared martial law, and has ordered the total mobilization of its military" - Jerusalem Post headline this morning. Other media inform that the Azeri military has issued similar full mobilization orders. So, for the umpteenth time over the past four decades Armenia and Azerbaijan have initiated combat operations over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that has a majority Armenian population within the heartland of Azerbaijan.
This always simmering conflict is of interest because Armenia for certain is one of the nations that will participate within the Ezekiel 38/39 Magog-led military confederation that will attempt to conquer and plunder the State of Israel. Armenia has for many centuries been identified as the ancient land known as Togarmah. The Armenians themselves say they are the descendants of Torgom, a son of Gomer, son of Japheth, who established the "House of Torgom" approximately four millennia ago. So, each time this conflict flares, or any open full-scale warfare within the Caucasus flares up (such as Russia vs Georgia) Eschatology Today perks up and pays attention.
There are to interesting side bars to this. One is that there are several Turkish military units currently in Azerbaijan, some of which have been direct transfers from the war in Syria. For its part Russia has sent military advisers, equipment and mercenary troops into Armenia. It would seem the Russia vs. Turkey zone of contention has extended northward from Syria.
Presently there are reports (unconfirmed) of Azerbaijani aircraft attacking targets in Armenia. Confirmed reports abound of ground combat causing civilian casualties on both sides, and of heavy artillery and armor engagements adding to the carnage. It would appear that both Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as their Turkish and Russian allies were in well advanced stages of preparation for this round of warfare. Turkey is threatening direct intervention against Armenia on the behalf of Azerbaijan.
