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NAGORNO-KARABAKH SAYS 1 SOLDIER KILLED IN FIGHTING
Associated Press International
January 20, 2015 Tuesday 4:11 PM GMT
YEREVAN, Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - The defense ministry of the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh region says one of its soldiers has been killed
while repelling an Azerbaijani incursion.
Nagorno-Karabakh is in Azerbaijan but has been under the control of
local ethnic Armenian forces and Armenian soldiers since 1994 when
a cease-fire ended six years of fighting.
Attempts to negotiate a peaceful settlement have stalled, and the
sides engage in frequent shootings along the buffer zone.
Tuesday's statement from the Nagorno-Karabakh military said the
soldier died while repelling an incursion by Azerbaijani forces. It
said Azerbaijani troops made eight attempts to cross the buffer zone
on Monday and Tuesday, but were pushed back.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry rejected the claim in a statement
carried by the Interfax news agency.
Associated Press International
January 20, 2015 Tuesday 4:11 PM GMT
YEREVAN, Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) - The defense ministry of the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh region says one of its soldiers has been killed
while repelling an Azerbaijani incursion.
Nagorno-Karabakh is in Azerbaijan but has been under the control of
local ethnic Armenian forces and Armenian soldiers since 1994 when
a cease-fire ended six years of fighting.
Attempts to negotiate a peaceful settlement have stalled, and the
sides engage in frequent shootings along the buffer zone.
Tuesday's statement from the Nagorno-Karabakh military said the
soldier died while repelling an incursion by Azerbaijani forces. It
said Azerbaijani troops made eight attempts to cross the buffer zone
on Monday and Tuesday, but were pushed back.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry rejected the claim in a statement
carried by the Interfax news agency.