Armenia: PM Nikol Pashinyan's Wife Anna Hakobyan Starts Combat Training Amidst Conflict With Azerbaijan

Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, took to her official Facebook page on Tuesday and announced that she has joined a 13-member female squad to learn combat training. She began the military training in order to defend the borders of Nagorno-Karabakh, the conflict zone between Armenia and Azerbaijan. She also mentioned in her post that she will soon join the Armenian forces fighting against Azerbaijan.

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"A detachment of 13 females, including myself, will begin military training exercises," Anna Hakobyan, 42, wrote on Facebook, according to reports in local media.

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“In a few days we will depart to assist with the protection of our borders,” the post further read. “Neither our homeland nor our dignity will be surrendered to the enemy.”

In a follow-up post, she wrote, "After my post yesterday about women's squad, we are getting many letters from our compatriots who want to volunteer for the squad," adding two mobile numbers to the post in case anyone wants to contact her for help.

Hakobyan had earlier urged the men of Armenia to join the military, saying, “Dear Armenian men, it’s time for you to rush to the military front and show the world what Armenian men are capable of doing to protect their homeland, homes, wives, children and parents.”

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This is not the first time that Hakobyan will undertake combat training. Last month, she and a group of women from Karabakh underwent a seven-day combat training course at a military base, where they learnt how to use combat weapons like arms and ammunition, AFP reported. Hakobyan, who is the chief editor of the Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, also founded the My Step charitable foundation and initiated the Women for the Peace movement.

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