{"id":2037391,"date":"2023-09-19T14:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/azerbaijan-attacks-armenian-forces-raising-threat-of-war\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T18:06:36","slug":"azerbaijan-attacks-armenian-forces-raising-threat-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/azerbaijan-attacks-armenian-forces-raising-threat-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan&#8217;s assault on Armenian troops escalates war risk."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fazerbaijan-attacks-armenian-forces-raising-threat-of-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2037391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Azerbaijan \u2063Launches Military Offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Raising Threat of New War<\/h2>\n<p>Azerbaijan has sent\u200b troops, backed by artillery strikes, into the Armenian-controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh in an attempt to \u200bforcefully bring the breakaway\u200c region under its \u2064control. This aggressive move has escalated tensions and raised the threat of a new war with neighboring Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Nagorno-Karabakh \u200bis internationally recognized as \u200dAzerbaijani territory, but it is run by separatist Armenian authorities who claim\u2063 the area as their ancestral homeland. The region has been a hotbed of conflict since the fall of the Soviet Union\u2062 in 1991, with two major wars, including the most\u2064 recent one in\u200d 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Social media footage from the capital of Karabakh,\u200b known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan,\u200b showed intense shelling and \u2063air raid warnings, indicating\u200c the severity of the situation. Hikmet Hajiyev, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-urge-biden-to-keep-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"House Republicans Urge Biden to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem\">foreign policy adviser<\/a> to Azerbaijani \u2064president Ilham Aliyev, stated that \u2062Azerbaijani ground forces had \u200dsuccessfully breached Armenian lines and achieved some of their main objectives. However, Armenian separatist forces\u2063 denied these claims.<\/p>\n<p>The Azerbaijani \u2063defense ministry reported\u2062 that their forces\u2064 had captured over\u200d 60 military posts and destroyed numerous military vehicles and equipment.\u2062 However, Reuters could not independently verify these reports.<\/p>\n<p>According to Karabakh\u200d separatist authorities, \u2062Baku&#8217;s military action \u200bhas resulted in the deaths of 25 people, including two\u2064 civilians, and left 80 injured. They also claimed that some villages had been evacuated. These assertions could not be verified by Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The situation remains uncertain as to whether \u2062Azerbaijan&#8217;s \u200bactions will lead to a full-scale \u2063conflict involving Armenia. However, there are already signs of political fallout in Yerevan, where Armenian prime\u200d minister Nikol Pashinyan, viewed as too pro-Western by Russia, spoke of potential coup attempts against him.<\/p>\n<p>This fighting could have significant geopolitical implications for the South Caucasus region, which is \u200dcrucial\u2064 for oil and gas pipelines. Russia, currently occupied \u200cwith the war in \u200bUkraine, seeks \u2062to maintain its \u200binfluence in the face of increased\u200d Turkish activity,\u2064 as Turkey supports Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Close a Chapter&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Azerbaijan&#8217;s Hajiyev emphasized that the army is using guided munitions to minimize harm\u2062 to\u2062 civilians. He stated, &#8220;The intention of Azerbaijan is to close a chapter of animosity and confrontation. \u2063Enough is enough. We\u2062 cannot \u200btolerate any longer having such armed forces on our territory and\u200c also \u200da structure\u2064 which, \u200don a daily basis, challenges the security and sovereignty of Azerbaijan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Azerbaijan&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-almost-plunged-us-all-into-world-war-iii-again-enough-already\/\" title=\"Zelensky Almost Plunged Us All Into World War III \u2014 Again. Enough Already.\">defense ministry expressed<\/a> its intention to &#8220;disarm and secure the withdrawal of formations\u2062 of \u2062Armenia\u2019s armed forces from our territories, [and] neutralize \u2062their military infrastructure.&#8221; They also assured civilians that they\u2063 could leave through humanitarian corridors, including one\u2063 to Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Armenian prime minister Pashinyan dismissed Baku&#8217;s offer, claiming it was another \u2063attempt to ethnically cleanse Karabakh. Armenia, which had been engaged in\u2062 peace talks \u2062with Azerbaijan, condemned what \u200cit called Baku&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-russia-separatists-mobilise-alleging-immediate-threat-of-aggression-from-ukraine-govt\/\" title=\"Pro-Russia Separatists Mobilise, Alleging 'Immediate Threat of Aggression' from Ukraine Govt\">full-scale aggression<\/a>&#8221; and accused\u2063 Azerbaijan of shelling towns\u200b and villages.<\/p>\n<p>Armenia appealed to the members of the U.N. Security Council for help and requested Russian\u2064 peacekeepers on the ground to intervene. Russia, which\u2063 brokered a fragile ceasefire after the 2020 war, called for an immediate end to the fighting and emphasized the importance of civilian safety.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is \u2064actively engaged in crisis diplomacy, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken expected to get involved in defusing \u200cthe situation.\u200c France, Germany, and the European Council expressed concern and are working on a response. Turkey voiced its \u2062support for \u200dAzerbaijan&#8217;s territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Alissa \u200cde Carbonnel of \u2063the International Crisis Group stressed the need for the U.S., EU, and Russia, currently gathered at the U.N. General Assembly, to do everything possible\u2062 to halt the fighting and convince Azerbaijan that peaceful \u2063negotiations are the best way to achieve its goals.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Appeal for Help<\/h3>\n<p>Armenia, asserting that its armed forces are not in Karabakh and that its own border with Azerbaijan\u200c is stable, called on the U.N. Security \u2062Council members\u200c for assistance and \u200durged\u200b Russian peacekeepers to fulfill their responsibilities on the ground.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh \u200dis critical, with the potential for further escalation and devastating consequences. The international community must act\u200d swiftly to prevent a full-scale war and protect the lives of \u200cinnocent civilians.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Reuters; writing by Andrew Osborn; editing by Mark Heinrich)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What steps has the international community taken\u200c to address the conflict\u2063 in Nagorno-Karabakh, \u2063and what role do \u200bregional powers such as Russia and Turkey\u200b play in de-escalating tensions and promoting a peaceful resolution<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Re.&#8221; They argue that their actions are in\u200d line with international law and self-defense, as they seek \u2062to\u200b regain control over what they consider to be their sovereign territory. They also accuse Armenia \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/azerbaijan-attacks-armenian-forces-raising-threat-of-war\/\" title=\"Azerbaijan's assault on Armenian troops escalates war risk.\">violating multiple ceasefire\u2064 agreements reached<\/a> in the past, in\u2062 relation\u200b to the \u200dongoing dispute over\u2063 Nagorno-Karabakh.<\/p>\n<p>Armenia, on the other hand, accuses Azerbaijan of initiating the hostilities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-whipping-rush-to-judgment-curbs-attacks-on-texas-border-protocols\/\" title=\"White House's swift action curbs attacks on Texas border protocols.\">violating\u200d international law<\/a>. They argue that the people \u2064of\u2062 Nagorno-Karabakh have the right to self-determination and have exercised this right through a referendum in which they voted to secede from Azerbaijan. Armenia sees its \u200brole as the protector of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.<\/p>\n<p>The international community \u200bhas called for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a return to\u2062 negotiations. The United Nations, European\u2064 Union, and\u2064 numerous countries, \u2063including the United States, Russia, and France,\u2062 have \u200dexpressed concern over\u200d the escalation of violence and the potential for \u200ba wider conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is a complex issue\u2062 with deep \u2063historical and ethnic roots. It is essential for all parties involved to seek a peaceful resolution through \u2063dialogue and negotiations. The use of force\u2063 will \u200donly result in\u200b further loss of life and destruction.<\/p>\n<p>The international community, particularly regional powers such as Russia and \u2063Turkey, must work \u2063together\u200b to de-escalate tensions and \u200cpromote \u2062a peaceful resolution. \u2062It is crucial for all sides to respect the \u2064principles of \u2064international law, territorial\u200b integrity, and the right to self-determination.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 situation in\u200c Nagorno-Karabakh is\u2063 a reminder of the urgency to address \u2064long-standing conflicts and promote stability \u2064in the South Caucasus region. The\u200c international community must \u200dprioritize diplomatic efforts\u2064 and\u200b encourage peaceful negotiations to \u2064achieve a lasting solution that\u2063 guarantees the rights and security of \u2063all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Azerbaijan&#8217;s military\u2063 offensive in\u200b Nagorno-Karabakh has raised\u200b the threat of a new war in the region. The situation remains uncertain,\u200d with \u200bboth sides \u2062making conflicting claims. It is imperative \u2064for the international community to work\u2063 towards a peaceful resolution and prevent further escalation of violence. The focus should be\u200c on promoting dialogue and negotiations in order to achieve a lasting solution that upholds international law and\u200c the rights of all parties involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Azerbaijan launched a military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, aiming to forcefully regain control of the breakaway region. This move escalates tensions with Armenia, potentially leading to a new war. 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