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Agence France Presse
Nov 19 2011
Sniper 'kills Armenian soldier in Karabakh'
(AFP) - 11 hours ago
YEREVAN - An Armenian soldier was shot dead by an Azerbaijani sniper
on the frontline in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh on
Saturday, the separatist Karabakh defence ministry said.
"Nineteen-year-old conscript Aren Simonian died because of enemy
sniper fire," the ministry said in a brief statement.
The conscript's death brings the reported total of soldiers killed to
20 this year amid regular exchanges of gunfire between Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops along the volatile Karabakh ceasefire line.
Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized the disputed region from
Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and
despite years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides
have not yet signed a final peace deal.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back Karabakh
if internationally mediated talks fail to yield satisfactory results,
while Yerevan has warned of large-scale retaliation if Baku launches
any military action.
Nov 19 2011
Sniper 'kills Armenian soldier in Karabakh'
(AFP) - 11 hours ago
YEREVAN - An Armenian soldier was shot dead by an Azerbaijani sniper
on the frontline in the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh on
Saturday, the separatist Karabakh defence ministry said.
"Nineteen-year-old conscript Aren Simonian died because of enemy
sniper fire," the ministry said in a brief statement.
The conscript's death brings the reported total of soldiers killed to
20 this year amid regular exchanges of gunfire between Azerbaijani and
Armenian troops along the volatile Karabakh ceasefire line.
Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized the disputed region from
Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000 dead, and
despite years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides
have not yet signed a final peace deal.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back Karabakh
if internationally mediated talks fail to yield satisfactory results,
while Yerevan has warned of large-scale retaliation if Baku launches
any military action.