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On 23 March 1990, the Army of Independence cut ties with the Union for National Self-Determination and became an independent group. Several leaders of the Army of Independence joined the ranks of the
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In February 1990, the Army of Independence participated in the creation of a defense coordination committee that was meant to coordinate the activities of the various armed militias in Armenia.
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The declared goal of the Army of Independence was to "protect the process of Armenia becoming an independent country," and to this end it engaged in clashes with the
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The Army of Independence was dissolved in August 1990. Most of its members went on to fight in the
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authorities in Armenia, as well as with Azerbaijani forces on the
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as general commander. By December 1989, the group had units in
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On 27 May 1990 the Army of Independence prevented the
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