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  • Four More Azeris, One Armenian Killed in Fresh Karabakh Fighting

    Bloomberg
    Aug 2 2014

    Four More Azeris, One Armenian Killed in Fresh Karabakh Fighting

    By Zulfugar Agayev


    Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said it lost four more troops in
    overnight clashes with Armenians near the disputed region of
    Nagorno-Karabakh in the worst escalation of tensions between the two
    former Soviet republics in 20 years.

    The Azeri servicemen were killed while repelling Armenian attacks in
    Agdam and Tartar districts northeast of Nagorno-Karabakh, the ministry
    said today on its website.

    Nagorno-Karabakh's Defense Ministry said an ethnic Armenian soldier
    was also killed while resisting a "sabotage attack" by Azeri forces.

    Eight Azeri and two Armenian troops were confirmed killed in
    skirmishes on July 31.

    Armenia took over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave about the
    size of Rhode Island, and seven surrounding districts from Azerbaijan
    in a war after the Soviet breakup in 1991. More than 30,000 people
    were killed and over a million displaced before Russia brokered a 1994
    truce.

    Azerbaijan, which in December signed a $45 billion contract with a BP
    Plc-led group to pipe natural gas to Europe, has repeatedly threatened
    to use force to regain control of the territory should peace efforts
    fail.

    The U.S. Department of State called on the sides to take immediate
    action to reduce tensions and respect the cease-fire.

    "There can be no military solution to the conflict," Marie Harf, a
    spokeswoman said in a statement. "Retaliation and further violence
    will only make it more difficult to bring about a peaceful
    settlement."


    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-02/four-more-azeris-one-armenian-killed-in-fresh-karabakh-fighting.html

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