Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, September 19, three years after the previous war. He calls for the “total and unconditional” withdrawal of his Armenian opponent from this region, which has been disputed with Armenia for decades. The fighting killed at least two civilians and wounded 23 others, Armenian separatist authorities said, while Baku assured it was only aimed at military objectives. Follow our live stream.
Nagorno-Karabakh separatist forces say they are trying “resist” to the Azerbaijani army, which is trying to penetrate “deep” into the enclave.
Armenian diplomacy condemns “large-scale aggression” for the purpose of “ethnic cleansing”. Yerevan judges that Russia, guarantor of a ceasefire from 2020 with peacekeepers on the ground, must “stop Azerbaijani aggression.”
Russia is “concerned” about the “brutal escalation” of the situation. The Kremlin said Tuesday that it is working to bring Yerevan and Baku “back to the negotiating table.”
“Illegal, indefensible, unacceptable.” France “strongly condemns” the start of the military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan and calls for “the urgent convening of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.”