https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54314341
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/91782921 ... -blown-war
https://www.rferl.org/a/un-chief-calls- ... 61933.html
So yeah, there's fighting again in Artsakh, again. Everyone else wants it to stop, Turkey is encouraging the Azeris. So far fairly normal. Martial law and mobilisation? Less normal. We could very well see clashes similar to those back in June, or see a situation more like the Four-Day War back in 2016, or it could be worse.
Update: In some of the heaviest clashes since 2016 both countries have declared martial law and are mobilising. Azerbaijan has declared a state of war in the border region. Things are getting out of hand.
Update II: Second day of battles for probably the heaviest fighting since the start of the ceasefire in 1994. A return to the status-quo is still achievable but the chances of this turning into an all out war between the two countries is becoming an ever present risk. At least 60 dead with hundreds injured including many civilians and it's very likely the number of casualties will increase in the next few days.
Update III: Over a week of heavy fighting with no end yet in sight. Both sides claim to have killed hundreds of enemy combatants dead though at the moment we can only confirm 241 Armenia dead and an unknow number of Azeri. Azerbaijan and Turkey are probably bringing in fighters from Syria while Armenia has been seeing volunteers from the diaspora around the world heading to fight. Azerbaijan claims to have taken several villages though this is also disputed.
Update IV: Armenia and Azerbaijan with Russian mediation have agreed to a ceasefire.
With Russia’s mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at noon Saturday following two weeks of heavy fighting that marked the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in a quarter-century.
The countries’ foreign ministers said in a statement that the truce is intended to exchange prisoners and recover the dead, adding that specific details will be agreed on later.
The announcement followed 10 hours of talks in Moscow sponsored by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who read the statement. It stipulated that the cease-fire should pave the way for talks on settling the conflict.
If the truce holds, it would mark a major diplomatic coup for Russia that has a security pact with Armenia but also cultivated warm ties with Azerbaijan.
https://apnews.com/article/moscow-azerb ... 78479d98bf
Update V: Azeri Victory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54882564