Azerbaijan Pounds Key City in Disputed Enclave
This Sunday “will go down in history as the day of the glorious victory,” Mr. Aliyev said in a statement announcing the capture of Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi. Armenian Continue Reading
Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan ‘takes key town’ in Armenia conflict
‘We are getting territory back by force’ Azerbaijan has captured a key town in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to the country’s president. Ilham Aliyev announced in a televised address Continue Reading
Azerbaijan Makes Gains in Conflict With Armenia, Setting Back Peace Efforts
On Friday, Azeri rockets and artillery shells hit Nagorno-Karabakh’s regional capital of Stepanakert, killing three people, local authorities said, and Azeri forces were fast closing in on Shusha, the enclave’s Continue Reading
Heavy shelling hits Nagorno-Karabakh’s largest city: sources
Nagorno-Karabakh’s largest city came under heavy shelling on Thursday, three sources working there said, as Reporters Without Borders called for the safe evacuation of civilians who it says are trapped Continue Reading
The war in the Caucasus nears a bloody tipping point
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How to stop a war between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Soldiers carry the coffins of fallen soldiers at Yerablur Military Cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday. Negotiating a cease-fire is a diplomat’s nightmare. The side gaining ground doesn’t want to Continue Reading
Renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh threatens U.S.-backed truce
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Monday of violating a new U.S.-brokered ceasefire in fighting over the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, casting doubt over the prospects Continue Reading
Washington to host talks on Nagorno-Karabakh, warring sides say
Armenia and Azerbaijan said on Tuesday their foreign ministers would meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on Friday in efforts to end the heaviest fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh Continue Reading
New Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire jeopardised by shelling reports
A new ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to be in jeopardy on Monday, with ethnic Armenian forces and Azerbaijan accusing each other of renewed shelling. The ceasefire Continue Reading
Azerbaijan and Armenia allege truce violations, accuse each other in shelling
Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Saturday of fresh attacks in violation of a week-old Russian-brokered truce that has failed to halt the worst fighting in the South Caucasus Continue Reading