While Azerbaijan is the main driver of the Nagorno-Karabakh war, analysts say, Armenia’s populist prime minister pushed the situation to the brink.
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In Azerbaijan, Pain and Loss Drive Fever for War With Armenia
As the country’s soldiers advance in the conflict with Armenia, every “liberated” territory is celebrated and tens of thousands of refugees plan their return to lost lands.
At Front Lines of a Brutal War: Death and Despair in Nagorno-Karabakh
Times journalists find civilians huddling in basements as a three-week-old conflict over the disputed Caucasus territory hints of a long and punishing fight.
Armenia and Azerbaijan Reach New Cease-Fire for Nagorno-Karabakh, Then Report Violations
A truce brokered just a week earlier failed to hold. The war between the two Caucasus countries has already killed hundreds.
For Nagorno-Karabakh’s Dueling Sides, Living Together Is ‘Impossible’
Armenians and Azerbaijanis coexisted in Soviet days. But conflict over the disputed territory exploded in the late 1980s, leaving festering wounds that have erupted anew.
Fighting Eases, Briefly, After Cease-Fire Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
The Armenian Defense Ministry said most of the front line was “relatively calm.” But renewed shelling was reported at night.
Warring Sides in Armenia and Azerbaijan Open Cease-Fire Talks
The warring sides have reached a temporary truce, brokered by Moscow, allowing for an exchange of prisoners and collecting the dead, Russia’s foreign minister said.
Putin, Long the Sower of Instability, Is Now Surrounded by It
Fueled by the pandemic, uprisings in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan and a war in the Caucasus region are undermining the influence of the Russian leader.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash Takes Toll on Civilians
Stepanakert, the capital of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, came under bombardment on Monday as both sides used powerful, long-range weapons.
Why Is Conflict Flaring Again Between Armenians and Azerbaijan?
Fighting in and around the breakaway enclave shows signs that a local ethnic dispute is spiraling into a regional conflict.