September 28, 2020 - Violence flared up in a long running conflict on Europe’s eastern edge last month as Armenia and Azerbaijan clashed over the embattled region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The ongoing fighting has left many dead — the most serious escalation in years.

The two former Soviet states have clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-controlled enclave internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, for three decades. But the conflict is more than a Cold War-era relic.

Both sides enjoy the support of powerful backers and with the South Caucasus occupying a strategic position in the global energy market, the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan could end up reverberating beyond the region. Politico .

• Turks Arm Azerbaijan Prior to Armenia Conflict .
• Azerbaijan Accuses Armenia of Targeting Cities .
• Azerbaijan Strikes Ballistic Missile Sites In Armenia .
• Russian Peacekeepers Headed for Nagorno-Karabakh .

The Russians that entered the country ostensibly to counter the Turkish presence are being hailed by the international press as peace makers .. I am not so sure, it looks like they came in to pick up the pieces and slaughtered combatants on both sides.

• Wikipedia - 1988 Armenian Earthquake .

The Armenians are a long suffering ppl that is for sure .. following the 1988 earthquake that caused an estimated 25,000 deaths, the Armenian Government firstly did nothing then in response to criticism from International Disaster Rescue Teams that went in, dumped thousands of coffins into the streets in Spitak near the epicenter of the 'quake, then departed back into their shells and left everything to the foreigners. Link .