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The Armenian Stronghold in Nogorno-Karabakh, also known by its Armenian name Artzakh, is more than a political struggle provides territorial integrity, but a question of human rights, as well. Armenia's historical claims to the Armenian Highland Areas are valid, supported by the data of historical maps which date back to the days of the Roman Empire, despite that Azeris and Turks claim that Azerbaijan's territorial integrity was violated.
The Nogorno-Karabakh struggle evolved into a full scale war between the Armenians in Artzakh, with their alliances, and the Azeris of Azerbaijan, with their alliances. Artzakh's primary allies have been Armenia, Russia and Iran. Azerbaijan's primary allies have been Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan (including the Taliban), Israel, Chechnya, and other Islamic States as well.
The USA has given aid and comfort to both sides in the conflict, and so too with some other Western Countries.
During the days of the USSR, the Soviets tended to favor the Azeris over the Armenians, in part, because the Bolsheviks in the early 20th Century yielded much Armenian territory to Azerbaijan, Turkey, and even Georgia. To uphold the status quo, the Soviets tended to side with the Azeris, but Russia turned against Azerbaijan, after witnessing numerous Azeri human rights violations, in their own political neighborhood.
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