The Latest Breaking News from Azerbaijan

Nagorno-Karabakh events show Russia’s grip on its old backyard is slipping

It was clear as Azerbaijan launched its offensive that Russian peacekeepers had no intention of intervening

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Thousands protest in Armenia over military strike on Nagorno-Karabakh

Calls for prime minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign amid anger over failure to prevent bloodshed in disputed region

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023

Nagorno-Karabakh: longest war in post-Soviet space flares yet again as Russia distracted in Ukraine

A 24-hour “"anti-terrorist” operation launched by Azerbaijan to “restore the country’s constitutional order” threatened briefly to escalate into a full-scale war with Armenia over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. But hostilities have been brought – temporarily at least – to a halt by a ceasefire mediated by the local Russian…

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

Azerbaijan pounds Armenia for second day over breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh

Explosions rocked parts of Nagorno-Karabakh early Wednesday, a day after Azerbaijani forces used heavy artillery fire on Armenian positions in the separatist region that local officials said killed or wounded scores of people.

France 24 · Sep 20, 2023

Azerbaijan and Armenia fight for 2nd day over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh

Explosions rocked parts of Nagorno-Karabakh early Wednesday, a day after Azerbaijani forces launched heavy artillery fire on Armenian positions in the separatist region that local officials said killed or wounded scores of people

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

UN meeting set as US, France seek to halt Karabakh fighting

The UN Security Council on Tuesday scheduled an urgent meeting as France and the United States led efforts to stop a military operation by Azerbaijan in the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 20, 2023

Russia calls for halt to fighting between Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh

US and France also condemn Azerbaijan’s military operation against separatists in Armenian-controlled Nagorno-Karabakh.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023

Azerbaijan forces attack Nagorno-Karabakh as threat of new war looms

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

Al Jazeera · Sep 19, 2023

‘There is no way out’: Nagorno-Karabakh residents fear new outbreak of war

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…

France 24 · Sep 19, 2023

Artillery attack by Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh region raises fears of another war with Armenia

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.

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023