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March 4 2012
Two Azerbaijani soldiers killed near Karabakh
By AFP Published Sunday, March 04, 2012
Armenian forces have killed two Azerbaijani soldiers on the frontline
near the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, local officials said on
Saturday.
The local authorities in the Gazakh region said the two Azerbaijani
servicemen were shot when Armenian troops violated the ceasefire.
Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan
in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000 people dead, and despite
years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have not
yet signed a final peace deal.
There are frequent exchanges of gunfire along the ceasefire line,
where 22 soldiers were reportedly killed last year.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back Karabakh
if internationally mediated peace talks fail to yield satisfactory
results, but Yerevan has warned of large-scale retaliation if Baku
launches any military action.
http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/two-azerbaijani-soldiers-killed-near-karabakh-2012-03-04-1.446375
March 4 2012
Two Azerbaijani soldiers killed near Karabakh
By AFP Published Sunday, March 04, 2012
Armenian forces have killed two Azerbaijani soldiers on the frontline
near the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, local officials said on
Saturday.
The local authorities in the Gazakh region said the two Azerbaijani
servicemen were shot when Armenian troops violated the ceasefire.
Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan
in a war in the 1990s that left some 30,000 people dead, and despite
years of negotiations since the 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have not
yet signed a final peace deal.
There are frequent exchanges of gunfire along the ceasefire line,
where 22 soldiers were reportedly killed last year.
Azerbaijan has repeatedly threatened to use force to win back Karabakh
if internationally mediated peace talks fail to yield satisfactory
results, but Yerevan has warned of large-scale retaliation if Baku
launches any military action.
http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/two-azerbaijani-soldiers-killed-near-karabakh-2012-03-04-1.446375