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THREE KILLED IN ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN BORDER CLASH
Hurriyet
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-killed-in-armenia-azerbaijan-border-clash.aspx?pageID=238&nID=22338&NewsCatID=355
June 4 2012
Turkey
Azerbaijani troops killed three Armenian soldiers on Monday during an
alleged incursion attempt on the border between the enemy ex-Soviet
states, the defense ministry in Yerevan said.
"On June 4, the Azerbaijani side once again roughly violated the
ceasefire, attempting to penetrate Armenian positions," a ministry
statement said.
"Their diversionary offensive was stopped and the enemy was forced
to retreat, suffering losses," it said.
The ministry said six Armenian soldiers had also been wounded in the
border skirmish. There were no details on any Azerbaijani losses.
Azerbaijani media reported however that the three deaths were caused
by an Armenian army "provocation" that was repelled.
The clash erupted in Armenia's northeastern Tavush region, where three
other servicemen died during an alleged Azerbaijani attack in April.
The two neighbours are locked in a bitter dispute over the region
of Nagorny Karabakh, which Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan
seized from Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000
people dead.
Despite years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides
have not yet signed a final peace deal, and there are still frequent
exchanges of gunfire between the opposing armies.
Baku has threatened to use force to win back Karabakh if peace
talks fail to yield satisfactory results, but Yerevan has warned of
large-scale retaliation against any military action.
Hurriyet
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/three-killed-in-armenia-azerbaijan-border-clash.aspx?pageID=238&nID=22338&NewsCatID=355
June 4 2012
Turkey
Azerbaijani troops killed three Armenian soldiers on Monday during an
alleged incursion attempt on the border between the enemy ex-Soviet
states, the defense ministry in Yerevan said.
"On June 4, the Azerbaijani side once again roughly violated the
ceasefire, attempting to penetrate Armenian positions," a ministry
statement said.
"Their diversionary offensive was stopped and the enemy was forced
to retreat, suffering losses," it said.
The ministry said six Armenian soldiers had also been wounded in the
border skirmish. There were no details on any Azerbaijani losses.
Azerbaijani media reported however that the three deaths were caused
by an Armenian army "provocation" that was repelled.
The clash erupted in Armenia's northeastern Tavush region, where three
other servicemen died during an alleged Azerbaijani attack in April.
The two neighbours are locked in a bitter dispute over the region
of Nagorny Karabakh, which Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan
seized from Azerbaijan in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000
people dead.
Despite years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides
have not yet signed a final peace deal, and there are still frequent
exchanges of gunfire between the opposing armies.
Baku has threatened to use force to win back Karabakh if peace
talks fail to yield satisfactory results, but Yerevan has warned of
large-scale retaliation against any military action.