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Aug 2 2014
Four More Azeris, One Armenian Killed in Fresh Karabakh Fighting
By Zulfugar Agayev
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said it lost four more troops in
overnight clashes with Armenians near the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh in the worst escalation of tensions between the two
former Soviet republics in 20 years.
The Azeri servicemen were killed while repelling Armenian attacks in
Agdam and Tartar districts northeast of Nagorno-Karabakh, the ministry
said today on its website.
Nagorno-Karabakh's Defense Ministry said an ethnic Armenian soldier
was also killed while resisting a "sabotage attack" by Azeri forces.
Eight Azeri and two Armenian troops were confirmed killed in
skirmishes on July 31.
Armenia took over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave about the
size of Rhode Island, and seven surrounding districts from Azerbaijan
in a war after the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 30,000 people
were killed and over a million displaced before Russia brokered a 1994
truce.
Azerbaijan, which in December signed a $45 billion contract with a BP
Plc-led group to pipe natural gas to Europe, has repeatedly threatened
to use force to regain control of the territory should peace efforts
fail.
The U.S. Department of State called on the sides to take immediate
action to reduce tensions and respect the cease-fire.
"There can be no military solution to the conflict," Marie Harf, a
spokeswoman said in a statement. "Retaliation and further violence
will only make it more difficult to bring about a peaceful
settlement."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-02/four-more-azeris-one-armenian-killed-in-fresh-karabakh-fighting.html
Aug 2 2014
Four More Azeris, One Armenian Killed in Fresh Karabakh Fighting
By Zulfugar Agayev
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said it lost four more troops in
overnight clashes with Armenians near the disputed region of
Nagorno-Karabakh in the worst escalation of tensions between the two
former Soviet republics in 20 years.
The Azeri servicemen were killed while repelling Armenian attacks in
Agdam and Tartar districts northeast of Nagorno-Karabakh, the ministry
said today on its website.
Nagorno-Karabakh's Defense Ministry said an ethnic Armenian soldier
was also killed while resisting a "sabotage attack" by Azeri forces.
Eight Azeri and two Armenian troops were confirmed killed in
skirmishes on July 31.
Armenia took over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave about the
size of Rhode Island, and seven surrounding districts from Azerbaijan
in a war after the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 30,000 people
were killed and over a million displaced before Russia brokered a 1994
truce.
Azerbaijan, which in December signed a $45 billion contract with a BP
Plc-led group to pipe natural gas to Europe, has repeatedly threatened
to use force to regain control of the territory should peace efforts
fail.
The U.S. Department of State called on the sides to take immediate
action to reduce tensions and respect the cease-fire.
"There can be no military solution to the conflict," Marie Harf, a
spokeswoman said in a statement. "Retaliation and further violence
will only make it more difficult to bring about a peaceful
settlement."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-02/four-more-azeris-one-armenian-killed-in-fresh-karabakh-fighting.html