{"id":2525,"date":"2020-12-16T18:01:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=140090"},"modified":"2020-12-16T18:01:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T18:01:22","slug":"dozens-of-armenian-soldiers-captured-in-nagorno-karabakh-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/16\/dozens-of-armenian-soldiers-captured-in-nagorno-karabakh-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Of Armenian Soldiers ‘Captured’ In Nagorno-Karabakh Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh say dozens of ethnic Armenian soldiers have been captured in a raid by Azerbaijani forces in the breakaway region following last month’s cease-fire that ended six weeks of fighting.<\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, several dozen of our servicemen have been captured near Khtsaberd,” the leader of the separatist mountainous region, Arayik Harutiunian, said on December 16.<\/p>\n

The rights ombudsman in Nagorno-Karabakh, Artak Beglarian, put the number of captive soldiers at around 60.<\/p>\n

Nagorno-Karabakh’s Defense Ministry earlier said contact had been lost with a number of army positions around the villages of Khtsaberd (Caylaqqala in Azeri) and Hin Tagher (Kohne Taglar).<\/p>\n

There has been no comment so far on the soldiers’ reported capture from Azerbaijani authorities.<\/p>\n

Armenian and Azerbaijan agreed to a Moscow-brokered accord that took effect on November 10, ending the worst clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh since the early 1990s.<\/p>\n

Under the agreement, Azerbaijani retook control of swaths of territory ethnic Armenians had controlled since the 1990s and nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers have been deployed between the two sides.<\/p>\n

The Russian peacekeeping force reported over the weekend that fighting had broken out between the two sides in violation of the cease-fire.<\/p>\n

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Armenia accused Azerbaijan of breaking the truce by attacking Khtsaberd and Hin Tagher, which Azerbaijan claims fall under its control under the deal.<\/p>\n

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said it had launched an offensive against Armenian forces who had refused to leave the area in the Hadrut district.<\/p>\n

The ministry also said that four Azerbaijani soldiers had been killed since the truce agreement came into effect.<\/p>\n

Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but the ethnic Armenians who make up most of the region’s population reject Azerbaijani rule.<\/p>\n

They had been governing their own affairs, with support from Armenia, since Azerbaijan’s troops and Azeri civilians were pushed out of the region and seven adjacent districts in a war that ended in a cease-fire in 1994.<\/p>\n

With reporting by the BBC and AFP<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n

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