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Azerbaijan-Armenia news from September 13: Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of launching deadly cross-border attacks.

An Azeri soldier is seen standing guard
Armenia and Azerbaijan fought a six-week war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in 2020, a conflict in which more than 6,500 people were killed [File: Umit Bektas/Reuters]
By David Child
Published On 13 Sep 2022
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Updated: 13 Oct 2022 (21:20 GMT)

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  • Armenia says at least 49 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting along the country’s border with Azerbaijan, claiming the attacks were carried out because of a simmering dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
  • Azerbaijan says its forces returned fire to prevent “large-scale provocations” by the Armenian military, adding it is “in control” of the situation in the region.