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Yesterday, both sides accused each other of attacking areas far beyond the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Again there were deaths and serious injuries.
The scope of the fighting has reached a new level, according to the Armenian Defense Ministry. According to Armenian information, Turkey sent around 4,000 fighters from northern Syria to Azerbaijan and shot down an Armenian fighter jet with an F-16 fighter jet yesterday. The Armenian military was also forced to use weapons systems with higher impact, he said.
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Azerbaijani President Aliyev, in turn, denied all the accusations and reiterated his intention to retake Nagorno-Karabakh. He accused the international community of “being too patient” with Armenia. For 30 years, Armenia has not responded to UN resolutions to withdraw from occupied Azerbaijan territory, he said in Baku.
Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire are in full swing: Not only German Chancellor Merkel has called on both sides for an immediate ceasefire. “I am very concerned about the deaths,” said United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. The UN Security Council also addressed the conflict last night. Because at the international level there is a growing fear that the fighting in the region will spread. In the southern Caucasus, Russia and Turkey are vying for influence.
The Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is controlled by Armenia and has an estimated population of more than 145,000, is part of the Islamic region of Azerbaijan under international law. There has been bloody fighting there again since Sunday. Baku lost control of the area in a war that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. A ceasefire has been in effect in the Christian-Armenian Karabakh region since 1994. Completely impoverished Armenia relies on Russia as a protective power, which has stationed thousands of soldiers and many weapons there. In turn, Azerbaijan, which is rich in oil, gas and armed with military equipment, has Turkey as an ally sister state.
