On the day Azerbaijan’s military sliced through the defenses of an ethnic Armenian redoubt last week, American soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division had just finished a training mission in nearby Armenia, a longtime ally of Russia that has been trying to reduce its near-total dependence on Moscow for its security. The Americans unfurled a […]
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In Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflict, a Bloody End in Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands died fighting for and against it, destroying the careers of two presidents — one Armenian, one Azerbaijani — and tormenting a generation of American, Russian and European diplomats pushing stillborn peace plans. It outlasted six U.S. presidents. But the self-declared state in the mountainous enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh — recognized by no other […]
Read MoreHundreds Injured After Fuel Depot Blast in Nagorno-Karabakh, Official Says
More than 200 people were wounded on Monday in a fuel depot explosion in Azerbaijan’s breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, the human rights ombudsman for the region said. The cause of the explosion could not immediately be determined, and it was not clear if there were any fatalities, but Armenian separatist officials said, “There are victims and […]
Read MoreNearly 400 Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Nearly 400 ethnic Armenians fleeing the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh began crossing the border into Armenia on Sunday, days after a military offensive brought the enclave firmly back under Azerbaijan’s control. More refugees are expected to follow in the coming days, according to the refugees and their relatives waiting for them near the border. They […]
Read MoreFears and Chaos Grow in Nagorno-Karabakh After Takeover
Along the serpentine highway linking Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway Armenian enclave, Norik Grigoryan strained to catch a glimpse of his village just a few miles away. His wife and son are stuck there, he said, after Azerbaijan reclaimed the region this week in a swift military operation. But the passage was blocked, and communications […]
Read MoreAfter Surrender in Nagorno-Karabakh, Leaders Discuss Armenians’ Fate
One day after Azerbaijan used force to assert its authority over a mountainous breakaway region in the South Caucasus, its officials met with representatives of the pro-Armenian enclave on Thursday to discuss the future of the residents there under new rule. Escorted by Russian peacekeepers, a delegation of the government of Nagorno-Karabakh arrived in the […]
Read MoreThe Fight Between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Explained
Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that it had begun a military operation against an Armenian enclave inside its territory, raising fears of a sharp escalation in a conflict that has already resulted in two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Decades of violence and geopolitical rivalry underpin the dispute between the two former Soviet […]
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