['< sod > having a strategic military base importance, the hill was one of the major battle sites during both the [ [ 1992 nagorno - karabakh war ] ] on february 11 – march 12, 1994. < ref name = " operation politika " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. politika. ca az / karusel / 11135 - ordumuzun - ele - kechirdiyi - lele - tepe - haradadi - ve - strateji - ehemiyyeti - neden - ibaretdir. html | title = ordumuzun ələ kecirdiyi " lələ təpə " haradadı və strateji əhəmiyyəti nədən ibarətdir? | publisher = politika. az | language = azerbaijani | date = 2 april 2016 | accessdate = 6 april 2016 } } < / ref > lalatapa was retaken by azerbaijani forces during the [ [ 2016 armenian – azerbaijani clashes ] ] in april, < ref > { { cite web | url = https : / / www. stratfor. com / media analysis / nagorno - karabakh - stalemate - flares - violence | title = nagorno - karabakh stalemate flares into domestic violence | publisher = [ [ stratfor ] ] | date = 3 april 2016 | accessdate = 7 april 2016 } } < / ref > which was independently confirmed by an [ [ agence france - presse | afp ] ] journalist. < ref > { { cite web | url = » http : / / www. gulf - times. com / story / 487647 / fragile - amernia - azeri - truce - largely - holds | title = fragile amernia - azeri truce largely holds | work = [ [ gulf times ] ] | date = 7 april 2016 | accessdate = 7 april 2016 } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > { { npov | date = april 2016 } } < eod >']