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TWO ARMENIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASHES WITH AZERBAIJAN
NaharNet, Lebanon
Jan 21 2015
Azerbaijani forces on Wednesday killed two Armenian soldiers in
clashes with Armenian troops, officials said as tensions escalated
over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh.
"Azerbaijani armed forces attempted to attack Armenia's defensive
positions" at the Karabakh front line, the breakaway region's defense
ministry said in a statement.
The ethnic-Armenian Karabakh army's "serviceman Nahapet Asatrian,
33, was killed in action."
In a separate incident across the Armenian-Azerbaijani border,
35-year-old Armenian army soldier Arman Udumian, "died of mortal
wounds as Azerbaijan violated ceasefire," the defense ministry in
Yerevan said.
Azerbaijan is locked in a years-long conflict with Armenia over
Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan.
Sparking fears of a fresh escalation, clashes between Azerbaijani
and Armenian forces intensified in January following an unprecedented
spiral of violence last year.
Two Karabakh soldiers were reportedly killed in similar incidents on
Tuesday and Saturday.
Ethnic Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized control of the
territory during a 1990s war that left some 30,000 dead.
Despite years of negotiations, the two sides have not yet signed a
final peace deal, with Karabakh internationally recognized as part
of Azerbaijan.
Baku, whose military spending exceeds Armenia's entire state budget,
has threatened to take back the region by force if negotiations fail
to yield results.
Armenia, which is heavily armed by Russia, says it could crush any
offensive.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/164064-karabakh-soldier-killed-in-new-clash-with-azerbaijan
NaharNet, Lebanon
Jan 21 2015
Azerbaijani forces on Wednesday killed two Armenian soldiers in
clashes with Armenian troops, officials said as tensions escalated
over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh.
"Azerbaijani armed forces attempted to attack Armenia's defensive
positions" at the Karabakh front line, the breakaway region's defense
ministry said in a statement.
The ethnic-Armenian Karabakh army's "serviceman Nahapet Asatrian,
33, was killed in action."
In a separate incident across the Armenian-Azerbaijani border,
35-year-old Armenian army soldier Arman Udumian, "died of mortal
wounds as Azerbaijan violated ceasefire," the defense ministry in
Yerevan said.
Azerbaijan is locked in a years-long conflict with Armenia over
Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan.
Sparking fears of a fresh escalation, clashes between Azerbaijani
and Armenian forces intensified in January following an unprecedented
spiral of violence last year.
Two Karabakh soldiers were reportedly killed in similar incidents on
Tuesday and Saturday.
Ethnic Armenian separatists backed by Yerevan seized control of the
territory during a 1990s war that left some 30,000 dead.
Despite years of negotiations, the two sides have not yet signed a
final peace deal, with Karabakh internationally recognized as part
of Azerbaijan.
Baku, whose military spending exceeds Armenia's entire state budget,
has threatened to take back the region by force if negotiations fail
to yield results.
Armenia, which is heavily armed by Russia, says it could crush any
offensive.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/164064-karabakh-soldier-killed-in-new-clash-with-azerbaijan