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In the photo, Azerbaijani artillery fires a missile at Armenians in the disputed enclave (photo: Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense via AP).
Today, for the third day in a row, fierce hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, raising international concerns about the possibility of an open war in the South Caucasus, including their involvement.
As of last night, at least 59 Nagorno-Karabakh soldiers had been shot dead by the Azerbaijani armed forces, according to officials from the Armenian-backed Autonomous Region. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that at least 550 Armenian soldiers had been “neutralized” (killed or wounded).
The worst military clashes in the region since 2016 broke out Sunday morning, with both sides blaming each other for who started the wrongdoers’ hands. Yesterday, the Armenian Foreign Ministry accused Turkey of colluding with the conflict by sending military advisers and weapons to Azerbaijan, including fighter jets, manned and unmanned. Reuters reports that Turkey is sending fighters to the Syrian region fighting on its side against the Kurds to support the Azerbaijani army. The report cites two fighters who say they will receive a salary of $ 1,500 a month to fight the Nagorno-Karabakh forces. For his part, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar claimed that Armenia had sent “mercenaries and terrorists” to the region. These accusations were repeated by the Azeri ambassador in Ankara, Khazar Ibrahim, according to whom Armenia has recruited fighters from the Syrian Kurdish militia and members of the terrorist organization “Secret Armenian Army for the Liberation of Armenia” (Armenian Liberation Army).
The United States called on the two factions in conflict to end hostilities and return to the negotiating table, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov expressed Moscow’s concern and emphasized the need to resolve the crisis. current through a twofold approach. The sports cooperation agreement between Greece and Azerbaijan was also the victim of hostilities. Its ratification is temporarily “frozen”, as its promotion was deemed inappropriate under the current circumstances, according to the Greek government.
