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Of: Jonas Månsson
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Photo: Ministry of Defense of Armenia / AP / TT
The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region has escalated.
Now it has reaped new victims.
Another 55 people have lost their lives on the second day of the fighting, Reuters reports.
For several months now, tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia have increased considerably. The conflict, which dates back several years, has its roots in the Nagorno-Karabakh region enclave.
The area belongs to Azerbaijan, but has been run by ethnic Armenians since the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The ongoing fighting is described as the worst fighting between the countries since 2016 and the countries have accused each other of using heavy military forces in the conflict that escalated on Sunday, writes The Guardian.
The Armenian Defense Ministry reported that there were clashes during Sunday night, while the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that Armenian forces had bombed the city of Terter.
Photo: Areg Balayan / Photo PAN / AP / TT
A man talks to his son who was wounded in battle.
Concerns among other countries
On Monday, 55 people were killed, according to Reuters, and several hundred more were injured.
The fighting is causing great concern both regionally and in western countries. It is based on the fact that the area is a corridor of pipelines that transport oil and gas from the Caspian Sea to global markets.
Turkey has strong cultural and economic ties with Azerbaijan and has threatened to side with them in a conflict. Russia, which is traditionally close to Armenia but has linked itself to Azerbaijan in recent years, has called for a ceasefire.
The Guardian refers to human rights activists in Armenia who report that civilians are also among the dead. A woman and a child are said to have died in the Azerbaijani bombings.
Photo: Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan / AP / TT
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