26FEB2018 - Holiday Today - Azerbaijan, Kuwait
Azerbaijan - Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre
Day of Remembrance for Victims of Khojaly Massacre is an official memorial day in Azerbaijan observed on February 26. The Khojaly tragedy was the largest massacre of the Nagorno-Karabakh War. The Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict that began in 1988 in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the ethnic Armenians who constituted the main population of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Khojaly massacre occurred on February 25-26, 1992, in the town of Khojaly located not far from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. Ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly backed up by Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment, entered the city, opened fire and killed several hundred civilians.
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Kuwait - Liberation Day
On February 26, the citizens of Kuwait celebrate Liberation Day. This public holiday commemorates the country's liberation from Iraq in 1991.
Liberation of Kuwait was an event during the Gulf War. The Gulf War, sometimes referred to as the Persian Gulf War or First Gulf War, began on August 2, 1990, when Kuwait was invaded and occupied by the Iraqi Army.




