# Nail Ibrahimli

Nail Nəriman oğlu İbrahimli (Azerbaijani: Nail Nəriman oğlu İbrahimli; 4 March 1994, Khachmaz – 8 November 2020, Shusha) was a sergeant major in the Azerbaijani State Border Service of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces. He died during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Patriotic War.

## Biography

Nail Ibrahimli was born on 4 March 1994 in Khachmaz village of Oguz region. Nail İbrahimli fought as a machine gunner to liberate Murovdağ, Fuzuli (city), Cebrail, Gubadlı, Zengilan, Laçin, and Shusha in the Second Karabakh War, which started on 27 September 2020.
He used the tactics he applied in the battles in the direction of the Lachin Corridor and the Hudafarin Bridge. His role in changing the situation of the parties in the war, demoralizing the opposing side, performing more difficult tasks as a machine gunner, using a variety of successful tactics, increasing combat activity, and thus facilitating and hastening the victory and ending the war. He was killed while performing combat duty in the clashes towards the city of Shusha on 8 November. His death was confirmed in the following days and he was buried on Martyrs Street in the Khachmaz village of the district on 12 November, in the Oghuz region.
He participated in the clashes in the Murovdağ direction of the front in the first days of the conflict. As a result of the clashes on the 27th of September, the opposing side's positions in the Agdere direction and at the heights of the Murov Mountain Range were destroyed, and several command heights (Gamışdağ and Ömer Pass) were taken under control. As a result of the successful operation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, the Murov peak in the Murovdağ range was freed from occupation and was rescued. Nail İbrahimli later participated in the operations carried out in the direction of Fuzuli, Hocavend, Gubadlı, and Zengilan. Special-purpose detachments of the units he participated in saved strategically important or border points located in these directions from occupation. Operations in this direction ensured the territorial integrity of the Azerbaijani side and the security and freedom of its borders with neighboring countries. After the city of Fuzuli and a large part of the region was liberated as a result of the battles, the city of Zangilan was freed from occupation for a short time, mainly as a result of the counter-attack of the detachments. Special forces of the State Border Service and the platoon of which Lieutenant İbrahimli was a member. Previously, on the 18th of October, the Azerbaijani Army liberated the Hudafarin bridges in the Jabrayil district from occupation. In these strategically important operations located in the border region, which is one of the important parts of the Arazboyu operations, Nail İbrahimli's successful counter-attack tactics, combat and mobility control, and frontal combat control are provided. Nail İbrahimli had roles as a machine gunner. It was reported that with the liberation of the Agbent settlement in the Zengilan district on 22 October, the Azerbaijan-Iran border was also liberated. With the participation of Second Lieutenant İbrahimli, operations began in the direction of the Lachin corridor after the strategic heights, residential areas, border areas, and the city of Gubadlı were liberated in the direction of Gubadlı. İbrahimli took part in these wars and played an important role in changing the situation of the parties in the war, either positively or negatively.

## Death

Major Elvin Safarov stated that Second Lieutenant Nail İbrahimli undertook difficult and important tasks in the platoon as a machine gunner and played a key role in the war. He also mentioned that İbrahimli used weapons such as the 'Assault' and 'PK' machine guns during the battles. After many important operations, he and his team are given an important task in an operation that will enable the Azerbaijani side to advance towards Shusha, increase its combat effectiveness, and gain advantages and advantages. The platoon, which gained an advantage in the "Dot" operation, will perform its next mission in Shusha city center on November 8, 2020. As a result of this appointment, the Azerbaijani side would gain the upper hand, and the operations to liberate Shusha would end. Nail Ibrahimli, who carried out a significant part of the mission in the counter-attack from the right and left directions, as stated in the mission, was killed while performing combat duties in the battles towards the city of Shusha on November 8. He was buried in the Martyrs Hiyaban in the Khachmaz village of the district.

## Awards

* (09.12.2020) — "Hero of the Patriotic War" medal (posthumous)
* (15.12.2020) — "For the Fatherland" medal (posthumous)
* (29.12.2020) — "For the Liberation of Shusha Medal" medal (posthumous)
* (05.11.2022) — "For the Liberation of Khojavend Medal" medal" (posthumously)
* (05.11.2022) — "For the liberation of Fuzuli" medal (posthumous)

## Legacy and Commemorations

* To honor his sacrifice and contributions, several places have been named after him:
** High School No. 3 in Oghuz City was renamed after Nail İbrahimli, in recognition of his heroism.
** A street in Khachmaz village, Oghuz region, has been named in his honor.