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After a nearly three-decade bid for independence,the unrecognised republic at the centre of a geopolitical fight is no more.
The death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has sharply increased as hundreds suffered burns while filling up with fuel.
About 1500 families have already crossed the border into Armenia since Azerbaijan renewed bombing their enclave. More are expected to follow.
The EU,US,France and Germany condemned Azerbaijan. Armenia accused Russia of being too distracted by its own war in Ukraine to protect it.
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The Turkish president slammed the United States for having failed to find a solution to the decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down ever since he signed a November 10 peace deal that saw Azerbaijan consolidate territorial gains.
More than 4000 people were killed,including civilians,with 8000 wounded and thousands driven from their homes,Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The deal,which includes Russian peacekeeping troops,is likely to be seen as a sign that Moscow is still the main arbiter in a region it regards as its own backyard.
The helicopter appeared to have been shot down by a portable surface-to-air missile system fired from the ground,the Russian Defence Ministry said.