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Azerbaijan Refuses Peacekeeping Troops for Gaza Conflict

1/6/2026

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Azerbaijan will not send peacekeeping troops outside its borders, including Gaza, per President Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan contacted the U.S. administration under U.S. President Donald Trump about the peacekeeping force, and submitted over 20 questions.
Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan will not engage in hostilities outside the country.
An Azeri government source said deployment would occur only if Israel-Hamas fighting ceased.
Indonesia is the only nation to express readiness.

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Azerbaijan will not send peacekeeping troops outside its borders, including Gaza, per President Ilham Aliyev.
Aliyev said Azerbaijan contacted the U.S. administration under U.S. President Donald Trump about the peacekeeping force, and submitted over 20 questions.
Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan will not engage in hostilities outside the country.
An Azeri government source said deployment would occur only if Israel-Hamas fighting ceased.
Indonesia is the only nation to express readiness.