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News Articles: Armenia

This grab taken from video distributed by Siranush Sargsyan's Twitter account on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, shows smoke rising after a fuel depot explosion near Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.

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At least 20 dead in gas station blast as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia

Separatist authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh said at least 20 people were killed and nearly 300 others injured by an explosion at a gas station as people seeking to flee to Armenia lined up for fuel.

September 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
In this photo taken from video released by Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, smoke rises over an area which Azerbaijan says hosts Armenian forces' positions in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan.

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  • Europe

With Russia distracted in Ukraine, Azerbaijan launches attack on Armenian enclave

Azerbaijan has renewed efforts to regain control of Nagorno-Karabkh, a disputed enclave with a majority ethnic Armenian population and a decades-long source of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
Soldiers carry coffins during funerals at a military cemetery in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, on March 2, 2021, for fighters killed during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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  • World

The deadly clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, explained

Hostilities began anew last week between the two countries in the deadliest spate of violence since 2020, though a cease-fire reached on Wednesday put a temporary stop to the bloodshed.

September 19, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez and
  • Charles Maynes
In this handout photo released by Armenian National Assembly via Photolure photo agency, Head of Armenian National Assembly Alen Simonyan, right, welcomes U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi upon her arrival at the International Airport outside of Yerevan, Armenia, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.

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  • World

Pelosi and other US lawmakers visit Armenia as cease-fire holds

A U.S. congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House have visited Armenia, where a cease-fire has held for three days after an outburst of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan.

September 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The late Armenian composer and musician Jivan Gasparyan, performing in New York in 1994.

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  • Music

Jivan Gasparyan, Armenian Musician Beloved By Rock Stars And Hollywood, Has Died

The duduk player and composer took his music from the mountains of his native Armenia to some of Hollywood's biggest films. Along the way, he played with rock legends like Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno.

July 07, 2021
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
President Biden speaks at the White House on April 20, 2021. "The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," he said in a statement Saturday.

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  • Politics

Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey

The designation, which came on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, reflects an effort by Biden to set a new tone on human rights, yet adds friction to an already strained relationship with Ankara.

April 24, 2021
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  • Alana Wise
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019.

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  • World

Armenia's Prime Minister Calls On Supporters To Rally Against A Possible Coup

Nikol Pashinyan warned of a military takeover after the army issued a statement demanding he step down following last year's disastrous conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

February 25, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
A mosque is seen through ruins in Aghdam on Thursday, just before the formal entry of Azerbaijani forces. As part of a recent peace agreement, Armenia ceded control of several regions in and around the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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  • World

Azerbaijani Troops Enter Disputed Territory Handed Over By Armenia

Azerbaijani troops moved into Aghdam, the first of three districts to be returned to the country under the latest cease-fire. President Ilham Aliyev hailed the moment Friday as a "historic victory."

November 20, 2020
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  • Colin Dwyer
Police look on as a woman shouts among protesters who have stormed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's office after the announcement of a peace deal in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

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  • World

Latest Cease-Fire In Nagorno-Karabakh Leaves Armenians Feeling Betrayed By Government

The announcement of the Kremlin-backed deal sparked unrest in Armenia, where protesters took to the streets and stormed the main government building to oppose a deal they see as one-sided.

November 10, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Flowers, stuffed animals and photographs of victims of the renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh have piled up outside the Azerbaijani Embassy in Moscow.

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  • World

'The Wound Is Very Deep': Azerbaijanis And Armenians In Russia Long For Peace

The fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh has touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis and Armenians who call Russia home.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Lucian Kim
Smoke rises after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, on Saturday.

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  • World

Nagorno-Karabakh: U.S.-Brokered Cease-Fire Falters Soon After It Starts

The U.S.-brokered truce — the third attempt by outside powers to end hostilities that erupted a month ago — went into effect early Monday. But the two sides quickly accused each other of violating it.

October 26, 2020
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  • Lucian Kim
A burned helmet lying on the ground of the hospital in Martakert, a day after shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The U.S. Can't Afford To Ignore The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Risks of a wider conflict are too high. The U.S. should use diplomacy to stop the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, writes Gen. Philip Breedlove, former NATO supreme commander in Europe.

October 24, 2020
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  • Philip Breedlove
Movsumov Qowkar, 32, checks his neighbor's home damaged by shelling in the city of Terter early on Sunday.

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  • World

Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other Of Breaking Latest Cease-Fire Within Minutes

Each country said the other had promptly violated a humanitarian truce that took effect at midnight on Sunday, as fighting continues over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

October 18, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman
An wounded Armenian soldier getting treatment in the basement of a medical center on Wednesday outside the city of Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

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  • World

Azerbaijan, Armenia Trade Accusations Of Breaking Cease-Fire In Nagorno-Karabakh

The conflict over the disputed territory that broke away more than two decades ago appears to rage on despite the truce brokered by Moscow over the weekend.

October 14, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Smoke rises in the aftermath of recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday.

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  • World

Destruction Mounts As Azerbaijan And Armenia Increase Hostilities

Azerbaijan's second-largest city was targeted by missiles on Sunday, government officials say. Armenia denied the charges. The clash is part of a decades-long dispute over territory.

October 04, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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