Armenian-backed forces have lost 97 soldiers, volunteers and civilians in renewed fighting over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, including 77 killed between April 2-5, the Armenian Defence Ministry said.
Servicemen of the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh rest at their
positions near the village of Mataghis April 6, 2016. REUTERS/Staff
YEREVAN: Armenian-backed forces have lost 97 soldiers,
volunteers and civilians in renewed fighting over the breakaway
Nagorno-Karabakh region, including 77 killed between April 2-5, the
Armenian Defence Ministry said.
Azerbaijan, whose troops clashed with the Armenian-backed
Nagorno-Karabakh forces, has said it lost 31 soldiers and four civilians
on April 2-5. It has not published updated figures.
A Moscow-brokered ceasefire halted four days of fierce fighting on April 5 but sporadic shooting is still frequent at night.
(Reporting by Hasmik Mkrtchayan; Additional reporting by
Nailia Bagirova in Baku; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov and Polina Devitt;
Editing by Jack Stubbs)
- Reuters
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