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August 13, 2012 Monday 2:44 PM GMT
Armenians kill Azerbaijani soldier near disputed area: Baku
BAKU, Aug 13 2012
Armenian forces killed an Azerbaijani soldier on Monday near the
disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, Azerbaijan's defence ministry
said, in the latest deadly clash between the two enemies.
The 18-year-old conscript, Mirzamahommed Rushanov, was killed "as a
result of ceasefire violations" near the Agdam region, defence
ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev told AFP.
There was no immediate reaction from Armenia.
He was the 12th soldier to die this year in firefights along the
Karabakh frontline and on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
according to official statements.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war in
the 1990s that left some 30,000 people dead, but despite years of
negotiations since a 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have not yet signed
a final peace deal.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force if
negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.
August 13, 2012 Monday 2:44 PM GMT
Armenians kill Azerbaijani soldier near disputed area: Baku
BAKU, Aug 13 2012
Armenian forces killed an Azerbaijani soldier on Monday near the
disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, Azerbaijan's defence ministry
said, in the latest deadly clash between the two enemies.
The 18-year-old conscript, Mirzamahommed Rushanov, was killed "as a
result of ceasefire violations" near the Agdam region, defence
ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev told AFP.
There was no immediate reaction from Armenia.
He was the 12th soldier to die this year in firefights along the
Karabakh frontline and on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan,
according to official statements.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war in
the 1990s that left some 30,000 people dead, but despite years of
negotiations since a 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have not yet signed
a final peace deal.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force if
negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed massive
retaliation against any military action.