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| territory = The line of contact shifted for the first time since 1994[{{citation |last1=Simão|first1=Licínia|title=The Nagorno-Karabakh redux|date=June 2016|page=2|doi=10.2815/58373|url=https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Alert_28_Nagorno_Karabakh.pdf|publisher=[[European Union Institute for Security Studies]]|isbn=9789291984022 |issn=2315-1129|quote=For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063300/https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Alert_28_Nagorno_Karabakh.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live}}] |
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| territory = {{ubl|The line of contact shifted for the first time since 1994[{{citation |last1=Simão|first1=Licínia|title=The Nagorno-Karabakh redux|date=June 2016|page=2|doi=10.2815/58373|url=https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Alert_28_Nagorno_Karabakh.pdf|publisher=[[European Union Institute for Security Studies]]|isbn=9789291984022 |issn=2315-1129|quote=For the first time since the 1990s, Azerbaijani forces managed to regain control of small parts of the territory surrounding Karabakh – the first time the Line of Contact has shifted. Although these changes do not significantly alter the parties' military predicament on the ground...|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321063300/https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/Alert_28_Nagorno_Karabakh.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live}}]}} |
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* Azerbaijan captures a territory from 800 hectares (8.0 km2) to 2,000 hectares (20 km2), including 2 heights |
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* Azerbaijan captures a territory from 800 hectares (8.0 km2) to 2,000 hectares (20 km2), including 2 heights |
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| result = Inconclusive (see [[2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes#Analysis|aftermath]]) |
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*Azerbaijan claims victory[{{cite web |title=The Nagorny Karabakh Conflict: Defaulting to War |url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/nagorny-karabakh-conflict-defaulting-war |website=chathamhouse.org |publisher=[[Chatham House]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805095251/https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/nagorny-karabakh-conflict-defaulting-war |archive-date=5 August 2020 |date=11 July 2016 |quote=Azerbaijan presents its operations of 2–5 April 2016 as a tactical victory and psychological breakthrough. |access-date=21 April 2019 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Jardine |first1=Bradley |title=Armenians and Azerbaijanis commemorate two years since breakout of "April War" |url=https://eurasianet.org/armenians-and-azerbaijanis-commemorate-two-years-since-breakout-of-april-war |agency=[[EurasiaNet]] |date=April 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805092939/https://eurasianet.org/armenians-and-azerbaijanis-commemorate-two-years-since-breakout-of-april-war |archive-date=5 August 2020 |quote=President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, posted an image on Instagram of himself wearing military fatigues with the caption, “The April War was our glorious historical victory.” |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}] |
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*Azerbaijan claims victory[{{cite web |title=The Nagorny Karabakh Conflict: Defaulting to War |url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/nagorny-karabakh-conflict-defaulting-war |website=chathamhouse.org |publisher=[[Chatham House]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805095251/https://www.chathamhouse.org/publication/nagorny-karabakh-conflict-defaulting-war |archive-date=5 August 2020 |date=11 July 2016 |quote=Azerbaijan presents its operations of 2–5 April 2016 as a tactical victory and psychological breakthrough. |access-date=21 April 2019 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Jardine |first1=Bradley |title=Armenians and Azerbaijanis commemorate two years since breakout of "April War" |url=https://eurasianet.org/armenians-and-azerbaijanis-commemorate-two-years-since-breakout-of-april-war |agency=[[EurasiaNet]] |date=April 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805092939/https://eurasianet.org/armenians-and-azerbaijanis-commemorate-two-years-since-breakout-of-april-war |archive-date=5 August 2020 |quote=President Ilham Aliyev, for his part, posted an image on Instagram of himself wearing military fatigues with the caption, “The April War was our glorious historical victory.” |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}] |
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*Armenia claims to have successfully repelled the Azerbaijani offensive[{{cite web |title=President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting of the National Security Council |url=https://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2016/04/12/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-National-Security-Council-April-12/ |website=president.am |publisher=Office to the President of Armenia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805093731/https://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2016/04/12/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-National-Security-Council-April-12/ |archive-date=5 August 2020 |date=12 April 2016 |quote=....It was noted that during the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces fulfilled their task. The NKR Defence Army was victorious in thwarting Azerbaijani aggression and frustrating its plans. |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Aslanian |first1=Karlen |last2=Movsisian |first2=Hovannes |title=Azeri Offensive In Karabakh Failed, Says Sarkisian |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/27656534.html |work=azatutyun.am |agency=[[RFE/RL]] |date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805092934/https://www.azatutyun.am/a/27656534.html |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}] |
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*Armenia claims to have successfully repelled the Azerbaijani offensive[{{cite web |title=President Serzh Sargsyan invited a meeting of the National Security Council |url=https://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2016/04/12/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-National-Security-Council-April-12/ |website=president.am |publisher=Office to the President of Armenia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805093731/https://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2016/04/12/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-National-Security-Council-April-12/ |archive-date=5 August 2020 |date=12 April 2016 |quote=....It was noted that during the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan, the RA Armed Forces fulfilled their task. The NKR Defence Army was victorious in thwarting Azerbaijani aggression and frustrating its plans. |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Aslanian |first1=Karlen |last2=Movsisian |first2=Hovannes |title=Azeri Offensive In Karabakh Failed, Says Sarkisian |url=https://www.azatutyun.am/a/27656534.html |work=azatutyun.am |agency=[[RFE/RL]] |date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200805092934/https://www.azatutyun.am/a/27656534.html |archive-date=5 August 2020 |access-date=5 August 2020 |url-status=live }}] |
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| commander1 = {{flagicon|Nagorno-Karabakh}} [[Bako Sahakyan]]
{{flagicon|Nagorno-Karabakh}} [[Levon Mnatsakanyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Serzh Sargsyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Seyran Ohanyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Yuri Khatchaturov]] |
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| commander1 = {{flagicon|Nagorno-Karabakh}} [[Bako Sahakyan]]
{{flagicon|Nagorno-Karabakh}} [[Levon Mnatsakanyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Serzh Sargsyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Seyran Ohanyan]]
{{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Yuri Khatchaturov]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Ilham Aliyev]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Zakir Hasanov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Najmeddin Sadikov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Hikmat Hasanov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Polad Hashimov]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Ilham Aliyev]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Zakir Hasanov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Najmeddin Sadikov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Hikmat Hasanov]]
{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Polad Hashimov]] |
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[[Armed Forces of Armenia]] |
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{{armed forces|Armenia}} |
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| units2 = [[Azerbaijani Armed Forces]] |
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* 91 troops killed[{{Cite web |url=http://asbarez.com/158971/165-armenian-servicemen-died-in-2016/ |title=165 Armenian Servicemen Died in 2016 |publisher=Asbarez |date=1 February 2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201184941/http://asbarez.com/158971/165-armenian-servicemen-died-in-2016/}}] (11 non-combat),[{{cite web|url=https://www.armenianow.com/en/karabakh/2016/04/14/armenia-casualties-update-karabakh-april/951/|title=Karabakh War Casualty Update: Armenia puts April death toll at 92|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418231210/http://www.armenianow.com/en/karabakh/2016/04/14/armenia-casualties-update-karabakh-april/951/|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=dead}}] 123 wounded[125 wounded (as of 15 April 2016),[https://news.am/eng/news/322494.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153303/https://news.am/eng/news/322494.html |date=25 July 2018 }} of which 2 subsequently died,[https://news.am/arm/news/323302.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725064932/https://news.am/arm/news/323302.html |date=25 July 2018 }}[https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/869725/nkr-soldier-succumbs-to-wounds-following-months-of-treatment.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130035829/https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/869725/nkr-soldier-succumbs-to-wounds-following-months-of-treatment.html |date=30 November 2016 }} leaving a total of 123 wounded]
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{{bulleted list| 91 troops killed[{{Cite web |url=http://asbarez.com/158971/165-armenian-servicemen-died-in-2016/ |title=165 Armenian Servicemen Died in 2016 |publisher=Asbarez |date=1 February 2020 |access-date=29 September 2020 |archive-date=1 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201184941/http://asbarez.com/158971/165-armenian-servicemen-died-in-2016/}}] (11 non-combat),[{{cite web|url=https://www.armenianow.com/en/karabakh/2016/04/14/armenia-casualties-update-karabakh-april/951/|title=Karabakh War Casualty Update: Armenia puts April death toll at 92|access-date=15 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418231210/http://www.armenianow.com/en/karabakh/2016/04/14/armenia-casualties-update-karabakh-april/951/|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=dead}}] 123 wounded[125 wounded (as of 15 April 2016),[https://news.am/eng/news/322494.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153303/https://news.am/eng/news/322494.html |date=25 July 2018 }} of which 2 subsequently died,[https://news.am/arm/news/323302.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725064932/https://news.am/arm/news/323302.html |date=25 July 2018 }}[https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/869725/nkr-soldier-succumbs-to-wounds-following-months-of-treatment.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130035829/https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/869725/nkr-soldier-succumbs-to-wounds-following-months-of-treatment.html |date=30 November 2016 }} leaving a total of 123 wounded] |
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* 9 civilians killed, 6 wounded[{{cite web|url=http://armenpress.am/eng/news/842900/serj-tankian-calls-on-supporting-families-of-killed-armenian-soldiers.html|title=Serj Tankian calls on supporting families of killed Armenian soldiers|date=9 April 2016 |access-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411143736/http://armenpress.am/eng/news/842900/serj-tankian-calls-on-supporting-families-of-killed-armenian-soldiers.html|archive-date=11 April 2016|url-status=live}}]
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| 9 civilians killed, 6 wounded[{{cite web|url=http://armenpress.am/eng/news/842900/serj-tankian-calls-on-supporting-families-of-killed-armenian-soldiers.html|title=Serj Tankian calls on supporting families of killed Armenian soldiers|date=9 April 2016 |access-date=9 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411143736/http://armenpress.am/eng/news/842900/serj-tankian-calls-on-supporting-families-of-killed-armenian-soldiers.html|archive-date=11 April 2016|url-status=live}}] |
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* 14 tanks destroyed[{{cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/210323/|title=Azeri surgeon: Number of severely injured soldiers greatly tops the norm|work=PanARMENIAN.Net|access-date=13 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416095725/http://panarmenian.net/eng/news/210323/|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}}]
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| 14 tanks destroyed[{{cite web|url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/210323/|title=Azeri surgeon: Number of severely injured soldiers greatly tops the norm|work=PanARMENIAN.Net|access-date=13 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416095725/http://panarmenian.net/eng/news/210323/|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=live}}]}} |
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Azerbaijani claim:[{{cite web|url=http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2533045.html|title=Azerbaijan kills over 320 Armenian occupants in April clashes|date=13 May 2016|work=Trend.Az|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516170707/http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2533045.html|archive-date=16 May 2016|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/mudafie-naziri-aprel-doyuslerinde-560-ermeni-mehv-edilib/|title=Azərbaycanın Müdafiə naziri: "Aprel döyüşlərində 560 erməni məhv edilib"|date=21 June 2020|work=Report.Az|access-date=22 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622235630/https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/mudafie-naziri-aprel-doyuslerinde-560-ermeni-mehv-edilib/}}] |
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{{ubl|Azerbaijani claim:[{{cite web|url=http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2533045.html|title=Azerbaijan kills over 320 Armenian occupants in April clashes|date=13 May 2016|work=Trend.Az|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516170707/http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/2533045.html|archive-date=16 May 2016|url-status=dead}}][{{cite web|url=https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/mudafie-naziri-aprel-doyuslerinde-560-ermeni-mehv-edilib/|title=Azərbaycanın Müdafiə naziri: "Aprel döyüşlərində 560 erməni məhv edilib"|date=21 June 2020|work=Report.Az|access-date=22 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-date=22 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622235630/https://report.az/dagliq-qarabag-munaqishesi/mudafie-naziri-aprel-doyuslerinde-560-ermeni-mehv-edilib/}}]}} |
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* 33 tanks and armoured vehicles, 25 artillery pieces destroyed
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* 31–94 soldiers killed, 2 missing, 39 wounded<br>[{{cite web|url=https://www.meydan.tv/az/site/opinion/13405/|title=Siyahı: 93 hərbçi şəhid olub, 6 mülki şəxs dünyasını dəyişib (YENİLƏNİR)|work=Meydan TV|access-date=8 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728135013/https://www.meydan.tv/az/site/opinion/13405/|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=dead}}]
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* 6 civilians killed, 26 wounded[{{cite web|url=http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94826.html|title=Baku says Armenia's military dictatorship threats values that civilized world stands for|work=AZERNEWS|date=6 April 2016|access-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513125719/http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94826.html|archive-date=13 May 2016|url-status=live}}]
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| 6 civilians killed, 26 wounded[{{cite web|url=http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94826.html|title=Baku says Armenia's military dictatorship threats values that civilized world stands for|work=AZERNEWS|date=6 April 2016|access-date=6 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513125719/http://www.azernews.az/azerbaijan/94826.html|archive-date=13 May 2016|url-status=live}}] |
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* 1 Mi-24 helicopter and 1 drone lost[{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/02/asia/azerbaijan-armenia-violence/index.html|title=18 Armenian, 12 Azerbaijani troops killed in fighting|date=2 April 2016|access-date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404204103/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/02/asia/azerbaijan-armenia-violence/index.html|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=live}}]
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| 1 Mi-24 helicopter and 1 drone lost[{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/02/asia/azerbaijan-armenia-violence/index.html|title=18 Armenian, 12 Azerbaijani troops killed in fighting|date=2 April 2016|access-date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404204103/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/02/asia/azerbaijan-armenia-violence/index.html|archive-date=4 April 2016|url-status=live}}] |
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* 1 tank destroyed[{{cite web|url=http://haqqin.az/news/67421|title=Минобороны Азербайджана назвало потери в боях|date=5 April 2016 |access-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004150436/http://haqqin.az/news/67421|archive-date=4 October 2016|url-status=live}}]
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| 1 tank destroyed[{{cite web|url=http://haqqin.az/news/67421|title=Минобороны Азербайджана назвало потери в боях|date=5 April 2016 |access-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004150436/http://haqqin.az/news/67421|archive-date=4 October 2016|url-status=live}}]}} |
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Armenian claim:[{{cite web|url=http://fmgnews.info/47365-ministerstvo-oborony-azerbaydzhana-priznalo-fakty-skrytiya-pogibshih-v-nagornom-karabahe.html|title=Министерство Обороны Азербайджана признало факты скрытия погибших в Нагорном Карабахе.|work=FMG NEWS - Международная Служба Новостей|access-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420112544/http://fmgnews.info/47365-ministerstvo-oborony-azerbaydzhana-priznalo-fakty-skrytiya-pogibshih-v-nagornom-karabahe.html|archive-date=20 April 2016|url-status=live}}] |
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{{ubl|Armenian claim:[{{cite web|url=http://fmgnews.info/47365-ministerstvo-oborony-azerbaydzhana-priznalo-fakty-skrytiya-pogibshih-v-nagornom-karabahe.html|title=Министерство Обороны Азербайджана признало факты скрытия погибших в Нагорном Карабахе.|work=FMG NEWS - Международная Служба Новостей|access-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420112544/http://fmgnews.info/47365-ministerstvo-oborony-azerbaydzhana-priznalo-fakty-skrytiya-pogibshih-v-nagornom-karabahe.html|archive-date=20 April 2016|url-status=live}}]}} |
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