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Al Jazeera
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Thomas O Falk

What has sparked the latest tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh?

Armenian soldiers stand guard near Martuni, an eastern city of Nagorno-Karabakh [File: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA]

A ceasefire has been in force in the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh since 2020. The already fragile agreement was violated earlier this month, with the conflicting parties – Armenia and Azerbaijan – trading blame for the recent deadly clashes.

Since Azerbaijan regained control over much of the region through the 2020 war, Nagorno-Karabakh is connected to Armenia only via the so-called Lachin corridor.

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