US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Israeli Citizen US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has brayed for “an immediate end to hostilities” by Azerbaijan against the ethnic-Armenian province of Nagorno-Karabakh. When Azerbaijan pointed out they were just following US’s example of attacking anyone and everyone who did not do exactly as the clowns in Sodom […]
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Armenia: Canada to Send Two Experts for EU Mission Seeking Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh
Canada is sending two officials to support a European mission that is aiming to prevent another war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The unarmed European Union mission in Armenia is a project involving a hundred civilian monitors who keep tabs on the security situation at the border with Azerbaijan. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced […]
Nagorno-Karabakh: Yerevan-Baku talks in Brussels as tensions rise and Moscow tries to regain control
Talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh were held in Brussels on Saturday, as Russia proposed to organise a summit in Moscow to regain control of the peace process. Nagorno-Karabakh, a region with a majority Armenian population but internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, is at the heart of a territorial dispute between Baku and […]
Russian-Turkish ‘co-opetition’ from Syria to Nagorno-Karabakh
March 17 2023 At a time when conflicts are increasingly interconnected, and provide tactical levers to assert pressure elsewhere, the competition between Russia-Iran and Turkiye in Syria and the South Caucasus is destined to overlap. Photo Credit: The Cradle By Yeghia Tashjian Despite their robust diplomatic relations, Turkiye has been in direct competition with Russia and Iran in […]
Armenia and Azerbaijan mourn dead on anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Armenia and Azerbaijan have paid tribute to the thousands of victims of their conflict for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Commemorations were held in both countries to mark the first anniversary of the fresh outbreak of fighting. Armenia and Azerbaijan each observed a minute’s silence on Monday and held religious ceremonies. “Our martyrs will remain […]
The double refugees: The family who fled Syria’s civil war and ended up in war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh
A s soldiers advanced on the village, Raffi and his family fled without a single bag of clothes – setting off, once more, into exile. The trio had left the hardships of Syria the previous year to start a new life in Nagorno-Karabakh, the breakaway enclave within Azerbaijan populated and controlled by ethnic Armenians. For […]
Amnesty International calls for investigation into alleged war crimes in Nagorno-Karabakh
Amnesty International has called for an independent investigation to identify the perpetrators of war crimes allegedly committed by Azerbaijani and Armenian forces during recent fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. The NGO said it had verified and analysed more than twenty videos which showed “extrajudicial executions, the mistreatment of prisoners of war and other captives, and desecration of […]
Nagorno-Karabakh truce: Residents face an uncertain future
Russian soldiers have started what is set to become a 5-year-peacekeeping mission in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Lachin resident Valya Yegiazaryan says she cried when she saw the tanks go by. Yegiazaryan runs a cafe in the town that lends its name to the strategic corridor soon to become the only passageway Armenians will […]
Hospital bombed by Azerbaijan, a town deserted. IN PHOTOS: the War in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Armenian PM defends Nagorno-Karabakh truce amid protests in Yerevan
Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinian defended an agreement to halt fighting with Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, saying the deal had prevented other cities from being seized. Speaking on Wednesday, he said the region’s largest city Stepanakert — known to Azerbaijanis as Khankendi — had been among those at risk of falling after the main supply road […]
Azerbaijan claims it has seized key city in Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has raged for more than a month, the country’s president said Sunday. In a televised address to the nation, President Ilham Aliyev said “Shusha is ours — Karabakh is ours,” using the Azerbaijani version of the city’s […]
Despite domestic crisis, Lebanon’s Armenians join Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
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Azerbaijani Troops Are At Gates Of Capital Of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
South Front [embedded content] The Nagorno-Karabakh war has apparently been developing in the favor of the Turkish-Azerbaijani bloc. On the evening of October 29, the Armenian side confirmed that Azerbaijani troops have almost reached the second largest town in Nagorno-Karabakh – Shusha, which is located just a few km from the capital of the self-proclaimed […]
The Case for Affirming the Independence of the Armenian Republic of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh
In recent years, many territories’ declarations of independence have been justifiably affirmed through international agreements. The Republic of Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh’s declaration of independence from Azerbaijan three decades ago is as legitimate as any of those. Artsakh is the republic’s ancient Armenian name. Artsakh and Christian Armenia have been under attack by Azerbaijan, Turkey, jihadist terrorists, and […]
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia and Azerbaijan announce ‘humanitarian truce’ after civilian casualties
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced a “humanitarian truce” from Saturday midnight, according to statements by the foreign ministries of both countries. The announcement comes after the sides accused each other of attacking residential areas, as violence over the Nagorno-Karabakh region raged on. “The Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan have agreed on a […]
War in Nagorno-Karabakh Is a Gamechanger in Russian-Turkish Relations
By Paul Antonopoulos Global Research, October 17, 2020 After Turkey downed a Russian jet operating in Syria in late 2015, there was a major risk that the Syrian War could explode into a greater conflict between the two Eurasian countries. The Turkish attack resulted in the death of two Russian servicemen and relations between Moscow and […]
Turkey Allied with Azerbaijan Against Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh
By Stephen Lendman Global Research, October 15, 2020 Months of planning preceed preemptive wars. Since July, Turkish and Azeri troops participated in joint air and ground military exercise. Most often these type drills are defensive. They’re conducted to prepare for possible attacks on the territory of participating nations. Azeris launched war on Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK […]
Azerbaijani families grieve sons killed in Nagorno-Karabakh
Family members grieved at the grave of an Azerbaijani soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh. The 29-year-old was buried in a cemetery as the toll from violence in the region reached 600. It comes as hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan continue. Both sides have exchanged accusations and claims over attacks, sometimes outside the conflict area. Earlier this […]
Turkish arms sales to Azerbaijan surged before Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
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How can Americans support peace in Nagorno-Karabakh?
Image Credit: ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP Americans are dealing with an upcoming general election, a pandemic that has killed over 200,000 of us, and corporate news media whose business model has degenerated to selling different versions of “The Trump Show” to their advertisers. So who has time to pay attention to a new war half way round […]