Nagorno-Karabakh has been the focus of two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the latest of which involved six weeks of heavy fighting in 2020.
Azerbaijan has begun targeting Armenian military positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, in what it is calling an"anti-terrorist operation".
It has been the focus of two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the latest of which involvedAzerbaijan's defence ministry said it had begun its operation hours after four soldiers and two civilians died in landmine explosions in Nagorno-Karabakh. Just two days ago, Armenia's prime minister said his country and Azerbaijan could reach a peace deal over Nagorno-KarabakhRussia, which brokered a fragile ceasefire following the conflict in 2020, has called for all sides to stop fighting.Russian peacekeepers on the border of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. Pic: APAzerbaijan's supposed"anti-terror operation" represents a major escalation and could spark a third war between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh have cried genocide, saying Azerbaijan is trying to starve them out of the region where they have lived for centuries.
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