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Agence France Presse
February 5, 2013 Tuesday 2:29 PM GMT
Armenians kill two Azerbaijani soldiers near Karabakh: Baku
BAKU, Feb 05 2013
Armenian forces on Tuesday killed two Azerbaijani troops near the
breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region in the latest outbreak of violence
between the ex-Soviet enemies, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said.
"The Azerbaijani army soldier Syanan Alizade and lieutenant Tural
Askerov have been shot dead as a result of the ceasefire violation by
the Armenian side on Tuesday," ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev
told AFP.
The incident took place in Azerbaijan's Khojavend district, near
Nagorny Karabakh, he said.
Last year 14 soldiers were reported to have died amid firefights
between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, who are locked in a bitter
conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, where they
fought a war in the 1990s.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan
during the war 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.
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February 5, 2013 Tuesday 2:29 PM GMT
Armenians kill two Azerbaijani soldiers near Karabakh: Baku
BAKU, Feb 05 2013
Armenian forces on Tuesday killed two Azerbaijani troops near the
breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region in the latest outbreak of violence
between the ex-Soviet enemies, Azerbaijan's defence ministry said.
"The Azerbaijani army soldier Syanan Alizade and lieutenant Tural
Askerov have been shot dead as a result of the ceasefire violation by
the Armenian side on Tuesday," ministry spokesman Teymur Abdullayev
told AFP.
The incident took place in Azerbaijan's Khojavend district, near
Nagorny Karabakh, he said.
Last year 14 soldiers were reported to have died amid firefights
between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, who are locked in a bitter
conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny Karabakh, where they
fought a war in the 1990s.
Armenia-backed separatists seized Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan
during the war 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.
eg-im/sjw/gd