Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan

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Armenia said that at least 49 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes along the border with Azerbaijan after a sharp escalation in hostilities.

Armenia said that several towns near the border with Azerbaijan, including Jermuk, Goris and Kapan, were being shelled in the early hours of Tuesday.

Baku said it was attacked by Armenia.

The latest escalation of decades-old hostilities between the two south Caucasus countries has fueled fears that a second full-fledged war could break out in the post-Soviet world.

Armenia said on Tuesday that at least 49 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes along the border with Azerbaijan after a sharp escalation in hostilities that prompted big powers to call for restraint.

Armenia said that several towns near the border with Azerbaijan, including Jermuk, Goris and Kapan, were being shelled in the early hours of Tuesday, and said it had responded to what it called a “large-scale provocation” by the Azerbaijan.

Baku said it was attacked by Armenia.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accused Azerbaijan of attacking Armenian towns because it did not want to negotiate over the status of Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave that is inside Azerbaijan but mainly populated by ethnic Armenians.

“The intensity of hostilities has decreased but attacks on one or two fronts from Azerbaijan continue,” Pashinyan said in a speech to parliament, according to Russian media.

The latest escalation of decades-old hostilities between the two south Caucasus countries has fueled fears that a second full-fledged war could break out in the post-Soviet world in addition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Azerbaijan, which accused Armenia of carrying intelligence activity along the border and moving weapons, said its military positions came under attack by Armenia. Azerbaijani media reported that a ceasefire agreement had been broken almost immediately after being enforced early on Tuesday.

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