Azerbaijan Says 16 Killed in Nagorno-Karabakh Fighting

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Source: Associated Press

Apr 5, 2016, 4:21 AM ET

Azerbaijan says 16 troops have been killed and more injured in the past two days of fighting against separatists in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Fighting in what was a dormant conflict for over two decades erupted over the weekend with each side blaming the other for the escalation and using heavy weaponry.

Nagorno-Karabakh, a part of Azerbaijan, has been controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces since a war there ended in 1994 with no clear resolution to the region's future.

Azerbaijan's defense ministry said on Tuesday the Karabakh militia continued to shell its positions Monday night.


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1. Warring sides declare ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh

Source: Reuters

World | Tue Apr 5, 2016 8:17am EDT

Warring sides declare ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh

BAKU/YEREVAN | BY NAILIA BAGIROVA AND HASMIK MKRTCHYAN

Azerbaijan and the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh said on Tuesday they were halting hostilities after four days of intense fighting between them that had prompted warnings the conflict could spiral into all-out war.

Reuters was not immediately able to verify whether the fighting - a resurgence of a decades-old conflict over the status of the region - had, in fact, stopped.

The ceasefire announcement came as several European countries urged an end to the fighting, worried that an escalation could cause instability in a region that serves as a corridor for pipelines taking oil and gas to world markets.

The fighting has been the bloodiest in years, with Azerbaijan saying 16 of its servicemen were killed in the past 48 hours. Officials in the breakaway region had earlier said 20 of their soldiers were killed since the fighting started.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nagorno-karabakh-fighting-idUSKCN0X20DV