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AZERBAIJANI FORCES KILL KARABAKH FARMER: SEPARATISTS
Agence France Presse
July 15, 2014 Tuesday 3:19 PM GMT
YEREVAN, July 15 2014
Azerbaijani troops killed an Armenian farmer in the latest violent
confrontation along the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region's volatile
frontline, rebel authorities said on Tuesday.
"On July 14 (Monday), Azerbaijani troops shot dead a resident
of Karabakh's Askeran district, Arvind Danielyan," the separatist
region's prosecutor general said in a statement.
Danielyan "was working the land on a tractor when Azerbaijani forces
opened fire".
Violence along the frontline between arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan
has simmered since the start of the year, with both sides accusing
each other of launching tit-for-tat raids.
On Saturday, a 37-year-old Armenian woman was seriously wounded in
shootout between rebel forces and Azerbaijani troops, which killed
one soldier from either side.
At least 20 soldiers have been killed so far this year, as government
and rebel snipers periodically exchange fire across the flashpoint
frontier.
Armenian-backed separatists seized Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a 1990s war that killed 30,000 people. Despite years of negotiations
since a 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have yet to sign a peace deal.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force
if negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed to
retaliate against any military action.
Agence France Presse
July 15, 2014 Tuesday 3:19 PM GMT
YEREVAN, July 15 2014
Azerbaijani troops killed an Armenian farmer in the latest violent
confrontation along the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region's volatile
frontline, rebel authorities said on Tuesday.
"On July 14 (Monday), Azerbaijani troops shot dead a resident
of Karabakh's Askeran district, Arvind Danielyan," the separatist
region's prosecutor general said in a statement.
Danielyan "was working the land on a tractor when Azerbaijani forces
opened fire".
Violence along the frontline between arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan
has simmered since the start of the year, with both sides accusing
each other of launching tit-for-tat raids.
On Saturday, a 37-year-old Armenian woman was seriously wounded in
shootout between rebel forces and Azerbaijani troops, which killed
one soldier from either side.
At least 20 soldiers have been killed so far this year, as government
and rebel snipers periodically exchange fire across the flashpoint
frontier.
Armenian-backed separatists seized Nagorny Karabakh from Azerbaijan in
a 1990s war that killed 30,000 people. Despite years of negotiations
since a 1994 ceasefire, the two sides have yet to sign a peace deal.
Azerbaijan has threatened to take back the disputed region by force
if negotiations do not yield results, while Armenia has vowed to
retaliate against any military action.