Movsumov Qowkar, 32, checks his neighbor’s home damaged by shelling in the city of Terter early on Sunday. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images Movsumov Qowkar, 32, checks his neighbor’s home damaged by shelling in the city of Terter early on Sunday. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region took another turn on Sunday, with the two countries accusing each other of violating the latest cease-fire just minutes after it took effect. The tiny region in the South Caucasus has been the site of hundreds […]
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Yerevan and Baku have accused each other of breaking the ceasefire declared on Saturday. The nations are fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated part of Azerbaijan, with hundreds reported killed during the flare-up. The mutual accusations came on Sunday just hours after the fighting was supposed to be stopped by all sides on midnight Sunday local time (20:00 GMT). Azerbaijan said its opponents shelled locations around the town of Jabrayil which were claimed to have been captured by Azerbaijani troops during the hostilities. Armenia said Azerbaijan broke the truce twice, firing artillery shells and rockets and attempting to move troops into a […]
An wounded Armenian soldier getting treatment in the basement of a medical center on Wednesday outside the city of Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images An wounded Armenian soldier getting treatment in the basement of a medical center on Wednesday outside the city of Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images Russia on Wednesday proposed sending military observers to monitor a shaky cease-fire in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, amid mutual recriminations between Armenia and Azerbaijan over alleged truce violations. In the Azerbaijani capital of […]
…from SouthFront.org The Armenian-Azerbaijani war in the Nagorno-Karabakh region does not show signs of nearing its end despite the humanitarian ceasefire launched in the region. The ceasefire started in the Nagorno-Karabakh region at 12:00 local time on October 10. The ceasefire deal was reached by the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides following long talks in Moscow a day ago. Russia played a key role in forcing the sides to make steps towards the de-escalation. Azerbaijan and Armenia also formally agreed to begin substantive negotiations of a peaceful settlement of a military conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh that erupted on September […]
Azerbaijan and Armenia have blamed each other of violating the ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region late on Saturday. Capital of self-proclaimed republic, Stepankert, has reportedly come under heavy shelling. Azerbaijan, for its part, accused Armenia of striking the town of Terter with artillery fire. RT correspondent Igor Zhdanov said alert sirens were heard in Stepankert, the capital of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, late on Saturday. Several explosions – both in the air and on the land – were observed in the city, he added. The ceasefire, reached on Friday during a meeting of the rivaling parties in Moscow, came into effect […]
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh Friday night after ten hours of intense negotiations between the countries’ foreign ministers facilitated by Moscow. The ceasefire came into effect Saturday at noon, after nearly two weeks of uninterrupted fighting in the contested South Caucasus region. Azerbaijan’s defence ministry has released footage of the destruction of ‘Armenian’ artillery, tanks and air defence systems which it claims violated the ceasefire on Saturday. Warning: Footage below may not be suitable for all viewers. The first video shows attacks from the air on multiple artillery pieces and troops in trenches. The second shows strikes […]
The mediated ceasefire between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region cannot be considered a solution to the conflict, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said, reaffirming its support for Baku. The suspension of hostilities in the contested region, brokered by Russia on Friday, is “an important first step,” but it “will not replace a permanent solution,” Ankara said on Saturday. Turkey “will continue to stand by Azerbaijan on the battlefield and at the negotiations table,” the statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry added. Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway part of Azerbaijan supported by Armenia, reignited on September 27. Each of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080675929_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_bae20338f9827488150739a8fde32fc7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010101080728610-ankara-says-karabakh-ceasefire-important-step-but-cannot-replace-sustainable-solution/ ANKARA (Sputnik) – The newly announced ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh is an important development, but it cannot replace a comprehensive solution to the long-lasting conflict, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. As a result of the 10-hour talks in Moscow, which continued into the early hours of Saturday, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to cease hostilities in conflict-torn Nagorno-Karabakh starting noon (08:00 GMT). However, both sides reported continued hostilities after the truce took effect. “Azerbaijan has given Armenia the last opportunity to withdraw from its occupied lands. The ceasefire that has been announced for the […]
Baku, Yerevan agree to Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh after negotiations in Moscow [ Editor’s Note: Well the rainbow is going to come over Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia when they wake up in the morning. Families will no longer have to fear getting the bad news that they have lost a loved one. There will be those who do not want the fighting to stop; and when your sleeper agents are activated to stir things back up with a car bombing or a false flag attack, which you can sub out to the Israelis if you have a fat wallet. Turkey is the big […]
10 Oct, 2020 00:12 Follow RT on Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to halt hostilities in contested Nagorno-Karabakh after marathon talks in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The armistice is set to take effect at noon on October 10. Follow RT on Source link
Azerbaijan’s President Says Will Agree to Ceasefire If Armenia Vows to Withdraw Troops From Karabakh …from Sputnik News, Moscow Netanyahu with Azerbaijani President Aliyev (file photo) [ Editor’s Note: I had my fingers crossed that this fruitless effort by the megalomaniac in Baku would cause him come to his senses; that there was no military conquest solution, and that he was pissing away his military losses for no gain whatsoever. On the contrary, his silly claim, “we have been waiting for thirty years” for people who have lived on the land for all that time and longer to hand it over […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009271080591021-us-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-between-armenia-azernaijan-in-nagorno-karabakh-/ The Nagorno-Karabakh region saw an escalation of tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan early on Sunday, with both sides accusing each other of sparking the hostilities. US State Department called for immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, urging the conflicting sides of Armenia and Azerbaijan to return to OSCE-supervised negotiations. “The United States condemns in the strongest terms this escalation of violence. Deputy Secretary Biegun called the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, and the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, to urge both sides to cease hostilities immediately, to use the existing direct communication links between them to avoid further escalation, and […]
Washington has announced sanctions on senior Syrian government officials and the leaders of several military units, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accusing top National Defense Forces members of subverting a ceasefire. In a statement on Thursday, the US State Department said it was imposing sanctions on the leadership of a number of Syrian military units, including National Defense Forces commander Fadi Saqr. The US and its allies are “united in continuing to apply pressure” on the Syrian president and his government “until there is a peaceful, political solution to the conflict,” Pompeo said in the statement. “Assad and his […]
Failed Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler thought he’d join the Antifa-BLM mob on Wednesday night to show he’s down with the cause after DHS agents were deployed to protect the federal courthouse. Mayor Wheeler, who is also the Police Commissioner, previously refused to meet with federal officials and lashed out at DHS Secretary Chad Wolf. “A number of people have asked if I know DHS leadership is in town, and if I’m going to meet with them. We’re aware they’re here. We wish they weren’t. We haven’t been invited to meet with them, and if we were, we would decline,” Wheeler said […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105411/87/1054118748_0:300:5760:3540_1200x675_80_0_0_1263a1d254e21df6a7a07c61eb704aca.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007181079924762-indian-foreign-ministry-summons-pakistani-charge-daffairs-over-ceasefire-violations/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India on Saturday summoned Pakistan’s Charge d’Affaires in protest over alleged ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC), the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. “Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission was summoned today and a strong protest lodged on the death of three innocent civilians, including a child (and injury to another child), in an unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani forces in the night of 17 July 2020 in Krishna Ghati Sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The deceased persons belonged to a single-family,” […]
Skirmishes between Taliban militants and security forces recommenced in Afghanistan in the day since a three-day ceasefire ended. However, the government officials said on Thursday that the incidents were minor and the truce could still hold. The Taliban have remained silent on government appeals for an extension of the ceasefire, which was announced for the Eid al-Fitr holiday that ends the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, Reuters said. “The ceasefire is not over yet,” said Javid Faisal, spokesman for the Afghan national security advisor (NSA). “There have been violations because it is a complicated technical process that requires good coordination […]
A newborn baby girl receives treatment for the gun wound in her right leg received during the attack on a maternity clinic in Kabul this week. The gunmen killed her mother. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images A newborn baby girl receives treatment for the gun wound in her right leg received during the attack on a maternity clinic in Kabul this week. The gunmen killed her mother. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday morning three gunmen stormed into a maternity clinic in Kabul, Afghanistan, run by Médicins Sans Frontières. They rampaged […]
…from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: Who knows if this “agreement in progress” will be any different than the previous agreements, which often had the Saudis bombing the day after and the dying continued. One would think that with the Saudis having had their world turned upside down with the disaster of the oil war sparked at the worst possible time during the coronavirus pandemic, they would want to cut the bleeding on the pointless Yemen war. Crown Prince Salman has been completely out of the news for weeks, almost as if he is in mourning, possibly for himself. He seems […]
US Blocks Vote On UN’s Bid For Global Ceasefire May 10, 2020 US Blocks Vote On UN’s Bid For Global Ceasefire2020-05-102020-05-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/un-e1589128835475.png200px200px Above photo: The U.S. blocked a U.N. global ceasefire resolution amid the global pandemic. AFP. “It’s bad enough that Trump is responsible for so many deaths in his own country, now he is actively complicit in causing even more across the globe.” International diplomats were stunned and frustrated Friday after the United States again blocked a United Nations resolution to call for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic, only because the Trump administration objected to an indirect reference to the World […]
A dispute between the US and China scuttled the proposed UN resolution calling for a global ceasefire during the Covid-19 pandemic, after Beijing insisted on support for the World Health Organization and Washington vetoed it. All 15 members of the UN Security Council agreed in principle with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s call for a global ceasefire, made on March 23, but have wrangled over the wording of the resolution ever since. China has insisted on including support for the WHO and the agency’s role in dealing with the pandemic, while the US demanded removal of all references to the WHO and inserting […]
Trump Must Choose Between A Global Ceasefire And US’s Long Lost Wars By Medea Benjamin, CODEPINK. May 6, 2020 Trump Must Choose Between A Global Ceasefire And US’s Long Lost Wars2020-05-062020-05-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/ilitary-e1588810922167.jpg200px200px Above photo: As of May 1, there were 7,145 cases of COVID-19 in the US military, with more falling sick every day. Military Times. As President Trump has complained, the U.S. does not win wars anymore. In fact, since 1945, the only 4 wars it has won were over the small neocolonial outposts of Grenada, Panama, Kuwait and Kosovo. Americans across the political spectrum refer to the wars the U.S. has launched since 2001 […]