The Azerbaijan - Armenia Conflict
In case you were unaware, there have been serious issues between the two countries
Here are a few articles on the conflict.
It could get really bad
Armenians And Azerbaijanis Clash In Moscow
Azerbaijanis and Armenians have engaged in fights and violent rampages in Moscow following recent cross-border clashes between the two Caucasus nations.
Moscow police said on July 25 that they had arrested more than 30 people on charges of involvement in fights and disturbances.
On the same day, in St. Petersburg, police detained dozens in a bid to prevent another outbreak in clashes between members of the Azerbaijani and Armenian communities.
The spate of violent incidents apparently began when groups of Azerbaijanis beat up Armenians in Moscow early on July 24 and later attacked Armenian-owned stores.
https://www.rferl.org/a/armenians-and-azerbaijanis-clash-in-moscow/30747590.html
Armenia Accuses Azerbaijan Of Launching Fresh Attack On Border
The Armenian military has accused Azerbaijani forces of again attacking one of its positions at a section of the border where deadly fighting raged last week.
Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanian said late on July 21 that an Azerbaijani commando unit suffered heavy losses while being repelled by Armenian troops deployed in the Tavush region. Some of the unit's soldiers were "left trapped" as a result of the failed incursion, she said, without elaborating.
"The Armenian side suffered no casualties," Stepanian wrote on Facebook.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry denied the claim.
https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-accuses-azerbaijan-of-launching-fresh-attack-on-border/30740721.html
Explainer: Armenian-Azerbaijani Violence A Deadly Reminder Of Stalled Peace Efforts
Three days of fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border has alarmed the international community and stoked deep national resentments in both countries.
Sixteen people in all -- most of them soldiers but including one civilian -- died in artillery and other attacks between the neighboring foes between July 12 and July 14 along a remote northern section of their border.
It is the latest in a growing history of deadly episodes that stem from a dispute over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
It also is the worst episode of violence there in at least four years.
Their conflict erupted in 1988 amid ethnic Armenian demands for independence for the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and unification with Armenia as Soviet authority in Moscow was collapsing.
https://www.rferl.org/a/explainer-armenian-azerbaijani-violence-a-deadly-reminder-of-stalled-peace-efforts/30728634.html
Idle Threat? Azerbaijan's Hint At Missile Strike On Armenian Nuclear Plant Increases Tensions
Azerbaijan dramatically escalated tensions amid its border battle with Armenia this week with an implicit threat to bomb the region's only nuclear power plant and unleash "great catastrophe" on Armenians.
The July 16 warning drew outrage from Yerevan and deepened concerns that the worst violence in four years between Azerbaijan and Armenia, who are technically still in a war begun in the late 1980s, could quickly spiral out of control.
At least 16 Azerbaijanis and Armenians have died in the fighting near a northern section of their internationally recognized border that has included heavy artillery, tank, and drone attacks since it began on July 12.
Yerevan and Baku routinely threaten and accuse the other of provocations that have killed dozens of people in recent years, many of them civilians, with neither side willing to back down publicly for fear of being viewed as weak in the more than 30-year-long standoff.
https://www.rferl.org/a/idle-threat-azerbaijani-hint-at-missile-strike-on-armenian-nuclear-plant-increases-tensions/30733672.html
Azerbaijani, Armenian Ambassadors Call On Compatriots In Russia To Keep Calm
The ambassadors of Armenia and Azerbaijan have called on their countrymen to avoid "provocations" and confrontations amid reports that ethnic Armenians and Azerbaijanis have clashed in Moscow and some other Russian cities in recent days amid an escalation of tensions between the two South Caucasus countries.
Vardan Toghanian and Polad Bulbuloglu issued separate statements calling on Armenians and Azerbaijanis residing in Russia not to violate laws of the Russian Federation.
The call came after Moscow police said more than 30 foreign nationals were arrested for taking part in huge fights and riots in the Russian capital and surrounding region on July 23-24.
https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijani-armenian-ambassadors-call-on-compatriots-in-russia-to-keep-calm-/30750860.html
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