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The latest escalation of a territorial dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia is terrifying and worrying, do we need 2020 to get any worse? Military clashes commenced between the two countries in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, involving helicopters and artillery. Fighting has continued throughout Sunday night, and civilians are reportedly …

First, Yerevan alleged Baku was being supported by foreign allies in the largely ethnic Armenian enclave that has seen heavy fighting along its borders since early on Sunday. “Based on our information, about 4,000 militants have been transported by Turkey from Syria to Azerbaijan recently,” Armenia’s ambassador to Russia, Vardan Toganyan, …

“Azerbaijani President [Ilham Aliyev] has signed a decree on the partial mobilization in Azerbaijan,” his press service told Russia’s news agency RIA Novosti earlier on Monday. The mobilization decree is in force from the date of signature, the presidency clarified. Aliyev had previously made an emotional address to the nation, …

Azerbaijan and Armenia, two historical rivals, kept on fighting throughout Sunday night and Monday morning despite mounting calls from international leaders to hold fire and disengage troops. There have been skirmishes “of different intensity” overnight on the Nagorno-Karabakh border, a spokesperson for the Armenian Defense Ministry reported earlier on Monday. …

The order, which will come into force from Monday, mirrors Yerevan’s reaction to the crisis. The government of Armenia declared martial law and ordered the mobilization of reserve troops earlier on Sunday. Authorities in the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic did the same. Tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia spiked this weekend after …

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reached out to his counterpart in Yerevan Zohrab Mnatsakanyan on the heels of renewed fighting between the two post-Soviet nations. “Sergey Lavrov had expressed serious concern about the ongoing large-scale hostilities on the line of contact, [and] reports of those killed and wounded,” read a …

Turkey’s presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin took to Twitter on the heels of fresh clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory. The senior official made clear that Ankara will side with Azerbaijan – a nation whose language and culture are close to those of Turkey – in the renewed conflict. “We strongly …

Hostilities resumed along the Nagorno-Karabakh border earlier on Sunday, with top officials in both Armenia and Azerbaijan confirming the news. “The enemy has started an attack on Artsakh,” Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, told his Facebook audience, referring to the Armenian name for the territory claimed by Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh forces …

The Turkish military has demonstrated that appears on their arms T-90 tank, which is officially in service of this country do not exist. Sources say that the T-90S under the Turkish flag in fact belongs to Azerbaijan, and his crew is the team, which, however, no official confirmation neither by …

The turnover of the middle East conflict, which began with “Arab spring” of 2011-2012, involved more and more countries, including the former Soviet Union. The number of hot spots on the map of the Middle East is increasing, and long-standing geopolitical conflicts are woven together — for each power, be …