ARMENIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN FIGHTING IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH
The Tribune, Jackson, Indiana
Dec 10 2014
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
YEREVAN, Armenia — Nagorno-Karabakh says one of its soldiers has
been killed in a clash with Azerbaijani forces.
The separatist region’s military said the soldier was shot and killed
in fighting Monday. David Babaian, a spokesman for the Nagorno-Karabakh
separatist government, said Tuesday that the clash occurred when
Azerbaijani forces launched an attack on the Armenian positions.
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said its forces rebuffed an Armenian
attack Monday.
Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region and some adjacent territory have
been under the control of Armenian soldiers and local Armenian forces
since a 1994-cease-fire that ended a six-year war.
Attempts to negotiate a peaceful settlement have stalled, and the
sides engage in frequent shootings and attempted incursions along
the cease-fire line. Tensions have soared since Azerbaijani forces
downed an Armenian military helicopter last month.
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