Armenia & Azerbaijan's Rising Tensions: 12 Killed

[Pontios]

Published August 02, 2014Associated Press

BAKU, Azerbaijan – A sharp escalation in fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has left 15 soldiers dead and prompted Russia to issue a call for calm.

Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Sunday that 12 of its troops have been killed in the past four days, including four overnight. Nagorno-Karabakh's armed forces said one of its soldiers was killed early Sunday, the third in recent days.

Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region and some adjacent territory have been under the control of Armenian soldiers and ethnic Armenian local troops since the end of a six-year separatist war in 1994.

Both sides report frequent attacks along the cease-fire line, but the latest outbreak of fighting is the worst in many years.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said "a further escalation is unacceptable."

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[Musso]

It's gotten rather violent around the border. President will reportedly meet on the 8th or 9th to discuss the situation.

[Yaroslav]

Armenia and Azerbaijan need to realize that they are being played by geopolitics. Why kill each other, just make a peace treaty that satisfies both and return to a peaceful and brotherly co-existence they had during the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire.

[Musso]

Armenia and Azerbaijan need to realize that they are being played by geopolitics. Why kill each other, just make a peace treaty that satisfies both and return to a peaceful and brotherly co-existence they had during the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire.

It's not easy when the opposing side is determined to hate you at all levels. Seriously the amount of anti-Armenian propaganda in Azerbaijan is scary. I read Azeri press daily, I get a good dose of it.

[Yaroslav]

It's not easy when the opposing side is determined to hate you at all levels. Seriously the amount of anti-Armenian propaganda in Azerbaijan is scary. I read Azeri press daily, I get a good dose of it.

I agree, the racist rhetoric must stop.

[Pontios]

It's gotten rather violent around the border. President will reportedly meet on the 8th or 9th to discuss the situation.

I feel like there is going to be another war again. God forbid, but if there is, you will have many volunteers in Armenia.

[Pontios]

Armenia and Azerbaijan need to realize that they are being played by geopolitics. Why kill each other, just make a peace treaty that satisfies both and return to a peaceful and brotherly co-existence they had during the Soviet Union and the Ottoman Empire.

It's more religious as well from what I understand. When there was the war, Muslims from all over the Middle East poured into Azerbaijan...

[Yaroslav]

I feel like there is going to be another war again. God forbid, but if there is, you will have many volunteers in Armenia.

There won't be war. Russia, Turkey, and Iran wouldn't allow it because it would drive a wedge between them. That's what the West needs, to further isolate Putin, Erdogan, and Iran.

[Kiyant]

It's not easy when the opposing side is determined to hate you at all levels. Seriously the amount of anti-Armenian propaganda in Azerbaijan is scary. I read Azeri press daily, I get a good dose of it.

Come on like Armenians (maybe not you) dont hate Turkey and Azerbaijan......

[Kiyant]

It's more religious as well from what I understand. When there was the war, Muslims from all over the Middle East poured into Azerbaijan...

Not really true those Chechens were pretty much paid warriors and the only real volunteers were Turks