Armenian and Azerbaijani forces clash in first post-ceasefire fighting
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces clashed over the weekend in the first serious test of Russia’s peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh since a November 10 ceasefire.
The Azerbaijanis attempted to expel Armenian units from a small enclave, saying that Armenians had carried out two deadly attacks on their forces over the past three weeks.
The operation took place around the villages of Hin Taghe and Khtsaberd (which Azerbaijanis call Taghlar and Caylaggala, respectively), in the southeastern part of Nagorno-Karabakh on December 11 and 12.
Six Armenian soldiers were wounded, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reported that the two villages came under Azerbaijani control.
Azerbaijan did not report any casualties as a result of the operation.