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September 28, 2020

Armenia and Azerbaijan Declare Martial Law as Fighting Kills at Least 23 People
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have declared martial law and mobilized their
militaries, after heavy fighting broke out Sunday between the two
nations in a disputed territory in the Caucasus Mountains. There are
reports of at least 23 dead and over 100 wounded, including civilians,
as both sides traded tank, artillery and drone fire in a region that's
internationally recognized as Azerbaijani territory but whose population
is mostly ethnic Armenians. It's the worst fighting in the area since a
five-day war in 2016 left over 100 people dead. 


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