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The territorial dispute between Yerevan and Baku over the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh has raged for decades. After 30 thousand. In the early 1990s, a life-threatening war, the region declared its independence from Azerbaijan, but it is not recognized by any state, not even Armenia. The international community still considers Nagorno-Karabakh to be part of Azerbaijan.
On Monday night, Azerbaijani forces carried out a “massive attack on the southern and northeastern sectors of the Karabakh front line,” said Hovhanisian Armenian, a spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry.
The Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Ministry said another 26 of its soldiers were killed on Monday night, bringing the total number of separatist soldiers killed to 84.
The total number of casualties amounted to 95, including 11 civilians: nine in Azerbaijan and two on the Armenian side.
Azerbaijan did not report casualties to its soldiers, but Armenian separatist officials released images showing the bodies of burned armored vehicles and soldiers burned with blood. They are said to be dead Azerbaijani soldiers.
The struggle between Muslim Azerbaijan and Christian Armenia could involve major players in the region, Russia, which has a military alliance with Armenia, and Turkey, which supports Azerbaijan.
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