Azerbaijan launches 'anti-terrorist' operations in Karabakh
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Azerbaijan has launched "anti-terrorist operations" in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, over which it has previously warred with neighboring Armenia.
The Azerbaijani Defense ministry said on Tuesday it was using "high-precision weapons on the front line and in depth" as part of the operations, which it said were "of a local character."
The operations were meant to "suppress large-scale provocations" and drive out what it said were Armenian troops.
What happened before the operations?
Azerbaijan said that four soldiers and two civilian road workers were killed on Tuesday in landmine explosions in Nagorno-Karabakh that it blamed on "illegal Armenian armed groups."
Nagorno-Karabakh, which has a sizable ethnic Armenian population, is partially under Baku's control since a 2020, six-week war.
Azerbaijan has for months blocked the Lachin corridor, which connects the breakaway region to Armenia, under the pretext that it was used for arms smuggling.
On Monday, Azerbaijan allowed badly needed food and medicine into Karabakh, along two roads simultaneously.
2 hours ago
Azerbaijan has launched "anti-terrorist operations" in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, over which it has previously warred with neighboring Armenia.
The Azerbaijani Defense ministry said on Tuesday it was using "high-precision weapons on the front line and in depth" as part of the operations, which it said were "of a local character."
The operations were meant to "suppress large-scale provocations" and drive out what it said were Armenian troops.
What happened before the operations?
Azerbaijan said that four soldiers and two civilian road workers were killed on Tuesday in landmine explosions in Nagorno-Karabakh that it blamed on "illegal Armenian armed groups."
Nagorno-Karabakh, which has a sizable ethnic Armenian population, is partially under Baku's control since a 2020, six-week war.
Azerbaijan has for months blocked the Lachin corridor, which connects the breakaway region to Armenia, under the pretext that it was used for arms smuggling.
On Monday, Azerbaijan allowed badly needed food and medicine into Karabakh, along two roads simultaneously.
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Summary
Azerbaijan initiated 'anti-terrorist' operations in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region against Armenian troops, following alleged landmine explosions causing casualties. The operations aim to suppress large-scale provocations and were preceded by the blocking of the Lachin corridor for months