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Agence France Presse -- English
September 5, 2007 Wednesday 12:23 PM GMT
Fighting kills 5 near disputed Karabakh: Azerbaijan
BAKU, Sept 5 2007
Three Armenian and two Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in
fighting near the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, the
Azerbaijani defence ministry said Wednesday.
Ministry spokesman Ilgar Verdiyev said two Azerbaijani soldiers were
killed after Armenian forces opened fire on Azerbaijani positions in
two separate attacks early Tuesday, violating a ceasefire.
Azerbaijani forces returned fire, he said, killing three Armenian
soldiers. There was no immediate confirmation of the incidents from
Armenian officials.
Armenian forces seized control of Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a war in the early 1990s that claimed an estimated 30,000 lives and
forced about a million people on both sides to flee their homes.
A ceasefire was signed in 1994 but the two countries have cut direct
economic and transport links and failed to negotiate a settlement on
the region's status.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces are spread across a ceasefire line in
and around Nagorny Karabakh, often facing each other at close range,
and shootings are common.
September 5, 2007 Wednesday 12:23 PM GMT
Fighting kills 5 near disputed Karabakh: Azerbaijan
BAKU, Sept 5 2007
Three Armenian and two Azerbaijani soldiers have been killed in
fighting near the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, the
Azerbaijani defence ministry said Wednesday.
Ministry spokesman Ilgar Verdiyev said two Azerbaijani soldiers were
killed after Armenian forces opened fire on Azerbaijani positions in
two separate attacks early Tuesday, violating a ceasefire.
Azerbaijani forces returned fire, he said, killing three Armenian
soldiers. There was no immediate confirmation of the incidents from
Armenian officials.
Armenian forces seized control of Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a war in the early 1990s that claimed an estimated 30,000 lives and
forced about a million people on both sides to flee their homes.
A ceasefire was signed in 1994 but the two countries have cut direct
economic and transport links and failed to negotiate a settlement on
the region's status.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces are spread across a ceasefire line in
and around Nagorny Karabakh, often facing each other at close range,
and shootings are common.