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The mountainous enclave is recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but has been administered by Armenians since the end of the war in 1994.
Armenia has reported 84 deaths of its military, as well as civilian casualties, since the war broke out on Sunday. Azerbaijan has not disclosed the losses suffered by its military, but has confirmed seven civilian deaths. BBC, Tuesday (29/9/2020).
The fighting that broke out three days ago now appears to be widespread in Nagorno-Karabakh. (Also read: Fight against eruptions in Nagorno Karabakh)
On Tuesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said that a passenger bus had been attacked by an Azerbaijani drone in the eastern Armenian city of Vardenis. There were no reports of casualties in the incident.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan previously said that two civilians were killed in the attack carried out by Armenia on Monday, following the death of five people from the same family the day before.
The fighting was the most intense in a conflict between the two countries since 2016, and on Tuesday night the UN Security Council will hold emergency talks on the issue.
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have mobilized more troops and declared martial law in various areas, blame each other for starting to fight.(Also read: Nagorno-Karabakh War, Armenian military mobilization to oppose Azerbaijan)
There is a growing concern that other countries may be directly involved in conflicts in the strategic Caucasus region.
Turkey has publicly supported Azerbaijan, while Russia, which has a military base in Armenia, has called for an immediate ceasefire.
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