Category: Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijan Jails 13 Armenian Military Personnel for Six Years: Court

BAKU—An Azerbaijan court late on Thursday sentenced 13 members of Armenia’s armed forces to six years in prison, finding them guilty of illegally crossing the border, weapons possession, and terrorism offenses. Armenia had no immediate reaction to the sentencing. Azerbaijan and Armenia fought a six-week war last year in which Azeri troops drove ethnic Armenian…


Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Keeps Power, Bolsters Authority Despite Military Defeat

MOSCOW—Armenia’s acting Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, kept power in a parliamentary election that boosted his authority despite being widely blamed for a military defeat last year in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, results showed on Monday. Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party won 53.92 percent of votes cast in Sunday’s snap election, according to preliminary results on Monday. Former…


Azeri Forces Capture Six Armenian Soldiers as Border Tensions Simmer

MOSCOW—Azerbaijan captured six Armenian servicemen in the early hours of Thursday morning, the defense ministries of both countries said, the latest twist in a simmering border dispute. The Azeri defense ministry accused the Armenian soldiers of trying to cross into Azeri territory. Armenia’s defense ministry said its soldiers had been carrying out engineering work in…