In The Guardian.
Why is there dispute over control of Nagorno-Karabakh?
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What is happening?
Azerbaijan has said its armed forces have
launched what it called “local anti-terrorist activities” in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to restore constitutional order by disarming and forcing the withdrawal of Armenian military formations there.
Nagorno-Karabakh is recognised internationally as Azerbaijan’s territory but has a mostly Armenian population who have resisted Azerbaijani rule for more than a century. In 1991, the region of about 150,000 people declared independence and since then it has ruled itself – with Armenian support – as the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh.
On Tuesday, as the operation began, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry spoke of its intention to “disarm and secure the withdrawal of formations of Armenia’s armed forces from our territories, [and] neutralise their military infrastructure”.
Despite signs in the past of possible progress towards peace, one of Europe’s “frozen conflicts” has erupted again.
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