Another deadly clash as fighting flares around Nagorno-Karabakh, at least 3 killed
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The military forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh have reported another deadly clash in an ongoing flare-up of fighting.
Nagorno-Karabakh is a separatist region of Azerbaijan, which has been under the control of Armenia's military and a local force of ethnic Armenians since an all-out war ended in 1994.
Each side frequently accuses the other of violating the truce, but the recent escalation appears to be unusually intense.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Monday that three of its troops were killed and a "significant number" were wounded over the past day.
Nagorno-Karabakh military forces denied any losses, but acknowledged causing casualties among Azerbaijani troops.
On Saturday, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of firing 122-millimeter howitzers for the first time since the truce, and Nagorno-Karabakh said four of its fighters were killed in the barrage.