UNA-ORLANDO - ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN INTRO

ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

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Deadly July 2020 clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces left dozens dead, civilians among them, and forced villagers to flee their homes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border. Shooting across the trenches along the border is more frequent today than anywhere else on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s front lines.

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A Fire in the Garden: Can We End the Nagorno-Karabakh War?Amid the world’s profusion of wars, COVID crisis and turbulent U.S. elections, a reader could overlook the century’s worst eruption of bloodshed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But the revival this week of war in the Caucasus region should galvanize policymakers in Washington, Europe and Moscow to lean in hard and resurrect vigorous peacemaking for the first time in recent memory. While it’s unclear whether a full resolution can be achieved in any near future, this week’s fighting signals the risk of neglect: a dangerous, wider war.

AP Explains: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting againThe mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh, where deadly new fighting has erupted in recent days between Armenian and Azerbaijani military forces, has been in a tense limbo since a 1994 truce. The...

Fresh Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh, as UN chief urges an end to fightingThe UN chief is “extremely concerned” over renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone that erupted on Sunday.

Behind the Flare-Up Along Armenia-Azerbaijan BorderOn July 12, skirmishes broke out on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The fighting claimed at least sixteen lives in the most serious outbreak of hostilities in the South Caucasus since 2016. Although the fighting has subsided for now, the situation remains volatile and a war of words between the two countries continues—all of which further complicate prospects for a negotiated solution.

Infographic: Military arsenals of Armenia and AzerbaijanA side-by-side comparison of the defence budgets and military capabilities of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting, and why it could get uglierThe countries have fought for years over a breakaway region, but this time, the U.S. isn't helping to mediate, and other major powers are picking sides.

Fighting Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Threatens To Spiral Into Full-Blown WarDozens of service members on both sides reportedly have been killed in violence that began Sunday in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The conflict has the potential to draw in NATO ally Turkey.

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes: Live newsAl Jazeera’s live coverage of the latest military escalation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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