Fighting continued in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region between Azeri and Armenian forces on Tuesday. Both sides accused the other of violating a short-lived ceasefire that was brokered by Russia.
The death toll continues to rise, with over 600 people reported killed in less than three weeks of fighting. Azerbaijan said at least 42 civilians have been killed on their side since the clashes started, and has yet to disclose its military casualties.
Nagorno-Karabakh said 532 of its servicemen have been killed since the fighting started on September 27th, an increase in 7 deaths since Monday. Late Monday, Nagorno-Karabakh officials said at least 31 civilians were killed in the battle so far.
The Minsk Group, a group of 11 nations set up in 1992 to foster negotiations over the disputed area, called on the warring sides to implement the humanitarian ceasefire that was agreed to in Moscow. The pause in fighting was meant to facilitate prisoner exchanges and lead to more substantive talks.
The Minsk Group is led by the US, France, and Russia. As per the ceasefire agreement reached in Moscow, the three countries are supposed to mediate further talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to abide by the ceasefire in a tweet on Tuesday.
The map — if possible — should show the area around Nagorno-Karabakh that was occupied by Armenian forces. Nagorno-Karabakh is thus connected to Armenia, and has been for decades. Armenia wants these territories to be included into Armenia proper.
The charade going on TODAY is Armenian complaint of Azerbaijan shelling munitions facility IN ANENIA. That would change the very nature of the war — from Baku getting its territories back — to Baku being in war with Armenia.
Yerevan asked Moscow to come and examine the site,
But here is the problem — Yerevan is SETTING MISCOW UP. The town in question is Kavalchak. Which is in AZERBAIJAN, the territory Armenia took in war,
Why is this a set up?
Because Yerevan is for public opinion sake asking Moscow’s assistance through CSTO mechanism — knowing full well that Moscow cannot recognize the town as belonging to Armenia — but will lose big time in Armenian public opinion should it fail to defend a town that is now almost entirely Armenian populated. Anywhere from 600,000-700,000 Azeris fled the occupied areas.
It will be interesting to see how will Moscow come out of this one.
a soap opera that will continue until Azeris recognize they fail or until they eradicate the anti-semitic, anti-Russian Armenians from arthesk
There’s no way there’s no foreign strings ginning up the conflict.
October is a good month to roast Turkey. Drawing them into this intractable conflict, would draw them away from their Mediterranean ambitions.