Stars & Stripes
Jan 4 2015
Nagorno-Karabakh claims 2 of its soldiers killed
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The defense ministry of the separatist
Nagorno-Karabakh region says two of its soldiers have been killed
while repelling Azerbaijani infiltrators.
Nagorno-Karabakh is in Azerbaijan but has been under the control of
local ethnic Armenian forces and Armenian soldiers since 1994 when a
cease-fire ended six years of fighting. Despite the cease-fire, both
sides frequently claim attacks by the other.
A statement from the Nagorno-Karabakh ministry said infiltrators
crossed the buffer zone separating the region from the rest of
Azerbaijan before dawn Saturday. Two regional soldiers were killed and
the infiltrators suffered unspecified losses before turning back, it
said.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry denied the claim.
From: Baghdasarian