Armenia and Azerbaijan stand on the brink of war as deadly clashes intensify
ARMENIA AND Azerbaijan stood on the brink of war on September 28th, as deadly clashes continued over the disputed province of Nagorno-Karabakh a day earlier. Dozens of people have already been killed in the fighting, which has involved artillery strikes and airpower. It marks the second time in under three months that the two countries have come to blows.
Clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh have erupted repeatedly since 1994, when a ceasefire halted a war in which tens of thousands of people were killed and about a million displaced. The region, as well as seven surrounding districts, has since been controlled by Armenian forces. It has an ethnic-Armenian majority, but remains internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan. At least 16 people, including an Azerbaijani general, were killed in skirmishes north of the breakaway enclave in July.
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