Violence Erupts Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Over Long-Disputed Region

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Long-simmering tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan appear to have flared up in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, with both sides accusing each other of attacking civilians amid reports of casualties.

Fighting broke out between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed territory on Sunday, causing casualties on both sides and prompting the Armenian government to declare martial law and mobilize its military.

The conflict is the latest eruption of violence in a decades-long dispute over the region, which lies within the borders of Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenian forces. Both countries have reported military and civilian deaths as of Sunday afternoon.

The neighboring former Soviet republics have long been at odds over the territory -- which is situated within the borders of Azerbaijan -- and fought a war over it that finished in 1994.

Despite the conflict ending with a Russian-brokered ceasefire, military skirmishes between the two sides are not uncommon.

While Armenia said it was responding to missile attacks launched by its neighbor Sunday, Azerbaijan blamed Armenia for the clashes.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/27/europe/armenia-azerbaijan-tensions-nagorno-karabakh-intl/index.html

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https://www.foxnews.com/world/azerbaijan-armenia-nagorno-karabakh-region-conflict-fighting-clashes-attack-army-helicopter

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https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917489413/violence-erupts-between-armenia-and-azerbaijan-over-long-disputed-region