| Submit your comments on this article |
| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Two Dead in Fresh Karabakh Border Clashes |
| 2014-07-13 |
| [An Nahar] An ethnic Armenian separatist officer in Nagorny Karabakh and an Azerbaijani soldier died in the latest raid along the disputed region's volatile frontline, the rebel defense ministry said Saturday. Several other Azerbaijani soldiers were captured in the fighting, breakaway Armenian forces said, although Baku has made no comment on the claims. A 37-year-old Armenian woman, Movses Gasparian, was seriously maimed in the shootout, rebels claimed. At least 18 soldiers have been killed in a surge in violence along the border since the beginning of the year, with snipers frequently exchanging fire across the frontier. Most have died in tit-for-tat commando raids. The dead Armenian officer was named as 42-year-old Major Sargis Abrahamyan. The rebels claimed on Thursday that they had captured another Azerbaijani soldier after a separate raid. Baku, however, said the man named as captured was not a member of their forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 If you have Muslims for neighbors... |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-07-13 01:05 |