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Azerbaijani soldier killed, three Armenians injured in resurgent clashes
[SHAFAQ] An Azerbaijani soldier was killed, and three Armenian soldiers were maimed on Friday in the most recent clash between the two countries since their bloody conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh last year. Both Baku and Yerevan reported, in recent months, shooting incidents along their borders, raising fear of a renewed territorial dispute between them."On July 23 (Friday), at approximately 16:00 (1200 GMT), Armenian armed forces shot up Azerbaijani army positions at the Kelbajar sector of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border," Baku's defense ministry said in a statement, adding "an Azerbaijani army serviceman was killed by the enemy's sniper." Armenia blamed Azerbaijan for the incident, stating that "three Armenian servicemen got maimed in the intense shootout." Baku's President Aliyev told the AzTV network on Thursday: "This is our ancestors' land, we are on our land," referring to the territory that Yerevan considers part of its Syunik district. Related: Nagorno-Karabakh: 2021-07-23 Aliyev Again Proposes Peace Agreement to Armenia Based on Respecting Territorial Integrity Nagorno-Karabakh: 2021-07-18 Armenian boss says Azerbaijan wants to make more war Nagorno-Karabakh: 2021-07-08 Will Turkey Transfer it's Mercenaries from Libya to Afghanistan? Posted by: Fred 2021-07-25 |
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