カテゴリー: Armenia
Truce comes into force but countries accuse each other of derailing dealArmenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting on Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the …
Two sides urged to suspend fighting to allow for exchange of prisoners and recovery of bodiesRussia has moved to stop the worst escalation of fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter of a century by hosting ceasefire…
Indiscriminate weapons banned under treaty not signed by Armenia or AzerbaijanAzerbaijan has been accused of using banned cluster bombs in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, including munitions found in civilian areas, and has accused Armenia of…
As mediators prepare to meet in Geneva, officials say up to 75,000 people have been forced to flee fighting in breakaway regionClashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have displaced half of the population of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh regio…
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of shelling several civilian areas, including its second city, Ganja, as fighting grows between the two countries over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Meanwhile, separatist forces in the enclave have accused Aze…
Fear of mass civilian casualties as Nagorno-Karabakh conflict escalatesArmenian and Azerbaijani forces have accused each other of shelling cities in a dangerous escalation of the eight-day war in the south Caucasus that it is feared could lead to mass …
Aram Araratyan of the Armenian embassy in the UK responds to a letter from the Azerbaijani ambassadorThe Azerbaijani ambassador’s reference to Nagorno-Karabakh (Letters, 1 October) needs correction. Indeed, the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) is…
At least one person killed in Ganja incident, as former Soviet republics move closer to war Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has escalated dramatically after Baku accused Armenian forces of firing roc…
Under Trump, the US has taken a back seat on many major international issues, compared to previous administrationsHeadlines last week that the presidents of Russia and France were jointly calling for a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh were “heartbreaking”…
While Kardashians and others raise awareness, some consider returning to fight against AzerbaijanWhen Azerbaijan went to war this week with Armenia over the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, it might have appeared as an obscure conflict with lit…
Deployment of 1,000 Syrians to Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict shows Ankara’s rise in regionA Syrian fighter sent into combat with Azerbaijani forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has detailed the extent of foreign involvement in the new confl…
Azerbaijan’s ambassader to the UK, Tahir Taghizade, responds to the recent outbreak of hostilities in the regionRegarding your article (At least 16 dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over disputed region, 27 September), Nagorno-Karabakh is not a “dispu…
Russia says two countries’ foreign ministers have found common ground after French journalists injured during shellingRussia and Turkey’s foreign ministers have agreed to the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, according…
Syrians on the ground are believed to be contractors working for Turkish security companies At least three Syrian opposition fighters have been killed in skirmishes in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Guardian has learned, confirming earlie…
Armenian prime minister says he regards aggression by Azerbaijan as an ‘existential threat’The UN security council has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to immediately halt the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh and urgently resume talks without preconditions…