The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan earlier said it would not stop artillery bombardment in disputed region until Armenian forces ‘surrender’

Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist conflict.

Yerevan has condemned the ‘full-scale aggression’ against the Armenian-controlled region.

Residents of Nagorno-Karabakh – disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan – took shelter in basements on September 19 as the Azerbaijani defence ministry launched a military operation, demanding the total withdrawal of Armenian forces from the region. Fears of a fresh war have been building recently, as Armenia has accused Azerbaijan…

An intense artillery attack by Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway, less than three years after a war killed more than 6,000 people.

UN expresses concern as the EU condemned the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh and called on Azerbaijan to stop activities.

Azerbaijan’s launch of reportedly intense artillery firing in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has raised fears that another full-scale conflict with Armenia could be underway

Azerbaijan has renewed efforts to regain control of Nagorno-Karabkh, a disputed enclave with a majority ethnic Armenian population and a decades-long source of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Azerbaijan says it wants to disarm Armenian forces, but global powers decry Baku, accusing it of imperilling security.