Clashes resume on Azerbaijan-Armenia border - GulfToday

Clashes resume on Azerbaijan-Armenia border

  • 16 Jul 2020
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A woman grieves during a funeral, who were killed in armed clashes on the border, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Reuters

Border clashes resumed early on Thursday between arch-foes Azerbaijan and Armenia after a brief de-escalation in fighting, officials in Baku and Yerevan said.

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Armenia's defence ministry said Azerbaijani forces were "shelling Armenian villages with mortars and howitzers," while the defence ministry in Baku said clashes were ongoing near the border after "Armenians shelled Azerbaijani villages with large-calibre weapons."

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