Nagorno-Karabakh
Former Commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Army found guilty of deadly negligence
He faces up to 10 years imprisonment for his negligent attitude which led to the deaths of 20 soldiers in 2020.
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
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2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Week of ceasefire violations in Nagorno-Karabakh as tensions mount
Tensions in and around Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border are continuing to flare, with almost daily accusations of ceasefire violations. On both Tuesday and Thursday, the Russian Defence Ministry expressed concern about ceasefire violations in the Martuni Province in the east of Nagorno-Karabakh. On Wednesday, Nagorno-Karabakh’s Interior Ministry reported that civilians working in vineyards in Martuni came under Azerbaijani fire. Also on Wednesday, the Azerbaijani M
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Nagorno-Karabakh left in the cold
As tensions rise on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the main pipeline supplying gas to Nagorno-Karabakh has reportedly been damaged. As a result, the majority of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has found itself without heating. The damaged section of the pipeline is in Azerbaijan-controlled territory. According to the spokesperson of Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Internal affairs Hunan Tadevosyan, Russian peacekeepers have reached an agreement with the Azerbaijani forces to allow the sappers of
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Opinion | The ignored, the unwanted, and the unforgiven
Victory Day was a showcase for the new dominant state narrative in Azerbaijan and its widespread popular adoption. The recent burst of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other incidents, have revealed this narrative’s fragility. During a celebration on Victory Day, the new annual holiday meant to commemorate Azerbaijan’s victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War last year, a crowd in downtown Baku was filmed cheering as they burned Armenian flags. The gathering of such a lar
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Unnamed sources claim Armenia and Azerbaijan close signing new agreement
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia are reportedly close to signing a new agreement on the demarcation and delimitation of borders and the opening of transport links. According to Russian and Armenian news outlets, the agreement is set to be announced on the anniversary of the Russia-brokered ceasefire. Russian state-run RIA Novosti wrote on Saturday that the trilateral meeting will be held in the first ten days of November. According to an unnamed source ‘familiar with the matter’, at this meetin
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Did Iran stop an Azerbaijani advance in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War?
According to a report by an Azerbaijani military news outlet, as well as one major international journalist, the Iranian military crossed the internationally recognised Iranian-Azerbaijani border on the Aras river and briefly halted advancing Azerbaijani forces. The claim was made in a video published by the Azerbaijan-based Caliber military news outlet on 10 October. According to Caliber, a small contingent of Iranian troops wielding small arms set up concrete barriers and prevented a further
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Armenia marks anniversary of Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
On the anniversary of the first day of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenian officials in the Republic of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh have said that the conflict will not end until the question of status for the disputed region is settled. The first anniversary of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was marked by a minute of silence at 11:00 in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Top Armenian officials, including Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, marked the day with a visit to the Yerablur militar
