Armenians kill five Azeri soldiers in border clashes
 
 
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26 May 2013 Sunday
 
 
 
 
 
 

Armenians kill five Azeri soldiers in border clashes

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5 June 2012 /AP
Azerbaijan's defense ministry said Tuesday that five of its soldiers were killed in clashes with Armenian troops alongside the border separating the two countries, deepening tensions between the two former Soviet nations.

The ministry said in a statement that exchanges of gunfire have been reported over the last two days at numerous points along Azerbaijan's western border. Armenia had said earlier that three of its soldiers died in the clashes.

Azerbaijan and Armenia have for two decades been at odds over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which lies within Azerbaijan, but was taken over by Armenia during a six-year war that killed about 30,000 people and displaced 1 million.

The incidents come just as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has embarked on a tour of the South Caucasus in the hope of mediating progress in territorial disputes in the region.

Azerbaijan's defense ministry said one clash took place near the village of Ashagy Askipara early Tuesday morning, after their soldiers were attacked by Armenian commandos. Four Azeri troops were killed in the fighting, officials said. Another soldier died in a separate incident, the ministry said.

Armenia on Monday said three of its soldiers were killed and another six were wounded in villages nearby.

Clinton decried the "senseless deaths of young soldiers and innocent civilians" as part of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - just hours after Monday's border clash.

"I am very concerned about the danger of escalation of tensions and the senseless deaths of young soldiers and innocent civilians," Clinton told reporters after a dinner with Armenia's president and foreign minister. "The use of force will not resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," she said, urging the sides to refrain from violence.

Warning that Azeri-Armenian tensions could escalate into a broader conflict with terrible consequences, Clinton said the US would continue to press with France, Russia and others on mediation efforts. 

 
COMMENTS
Why does this article not mention that the azeris sent in 2 teams illegally into the Armenian border killing 3 soldiers? it was not until the Armenians put up a defense that they went in and took out the azeri threat.
ash
Kind of funny/sad how some turks refer to NK as "ancient" Azeri land. You guys, (Turks/Azeris) must be reading the same history "books". I understand how it must burn you that weak, puny, little Armenia actually recovered some of their stolen land, but you really must get over it. Go have fun with y...
Gavur
"john the turk" did you mean "quiet?" I never bash my country, I love my country. However, I want Turkey to become a place for All, and that means You, my racist compatriot. What do you win by slandering and cursing the Armenians? We need to come forward and accept the Genocide, and then, just like ...
Mine Ozcelik Bagrationi
I understand that so many Armenians boasting how they killed these innocent people. Armenians in USA also boasted how their thugs killed the Turkish diplomats a few decades ago so these savage Armenians must be taught their lessons without a genocide just like 1915. I have done my part on the keyboa...
John the turk
Turkish cowboy john the vain join azeri army
VTiger
It is hard to see Azerbaijan winning the war. For every Armenian life lost, there is 3 Azeris losing their lives. Russia's support of Armenia is crippling Azerbaijans defense systems. It does not matter if Azerbaijan has a large military budget if Mother Russia continues to help and support Armenia ...
Yakup
Why Today s Zaman never wrote about all the Armenian soldiers killed during the 300 cease fire violations by Azerbaijan only last month that costs the lives just three days ago of two Armenian soldiers. You are openly one side medal-s journalists! this is not the way journalism is professed! You a...
Araratian
{these killers must be caught and and brought to Justice}{Armos must go back to their cage in Yeravan} Care to try it yourself, keyboard warrior brave Turk ? Why dont you get together a bunch of your friends and go to Azerbaijan: try to put someone in a, quote, cage: if you can. BTW: lots of your bu...
Avery
It is always nice to see fair and balanced reporting of news. 3 Armenian soldiers killed on Monday nothing reported, 5 Azeris killed on Tuesday, headline news, NICE!
Marawan
The artificial and the terrorist state of Azerbaijan is an Ottoman fabrication. The head of the illegitimate government of this fabricated state is a thug. Every time western officials pay a visit to this region, this thug Aliyev, resorts to deliberate and violent provocations to get attention. The ...
Ararat
When Azeris killed 3 Armenian soldiers on Monday to welcome Ms. Clinton to Armenia, Armenians had to respond on Tuesday in an even handed way. 3 million Armenians in Armenia, 3 dead soldiers. 7 million Azeris in Azerbaijan, 5 dead soldiers. Armenia still has to get 2 more soldiers to even the serie...
Garo
Armos keep quite why? Mine Ozcelikian is also quite .Something must have happened to them ? You have a chance here to bash Turkey and promote the fake Armenian genocide
john the turk
@John the Turk.... First of all Your nickname is not logical ! You cannot be a John and a Turk at the same time, there are other names like Hakan, or Serkan or Mehmet which you could put in front of the word "Turk". Second of all you limited IQ-ed individual if you read at all the news above you wou...
Armo
Aliyev, the despot, must be held personally responsible for the death of both Armenian and as a result Azeri soldiers' death. He should be arrested and tried as a war criminal. This warmonger will do everything to cover the desperate conditions the Azeri people are living in. The elite in Baku who a...
J2
Azeris started the problems, Armenians responded. Paybacks are never enjoyable.
Yaacov
If we take Armenia's definition of genocide, in which protecting your country against hostile individuals, then Armenia has just committed genocide. but the area they are holding is not Armenian territory it is Azeri so this is even worse, what evil criminals.
Erden
Raffi, more likely than anything else, we would just finish taking the rest of our land back like in the 1920's. According to Hovhannes Katchaznouni, the first Prime Minister of Armenia, the armenians "did not do anything to avoid war but did just the opposite; we were trying to find excuses for it...
GeneralSherman
Thank you Mrs. Clinton, in case of a war in the region the only country will have too much to loose and little to gain is Turkey.
Raffi
these killers must be caught and and brought to Justice. do not care if it will tragic or not . Armos must go back to their cage in Yeravan
john the turk
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