PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan planned the assault on Artsakh (Karabakh) well in advance. For recent joint exercises on August 1-10, Turkey deployed F-16 fighter jets in Azerbaijan. When the situation on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated in July, Turkey reiterated its “unwavering support” for Azerbaijan. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar vowed back then that Armenia will be “brought to account”, saying Turkey is closely following developments in the region. Immediately after the July escalation, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has fired his longtime Foreign Minister Ilham Mammadyarov.