Azerbaijan announces an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions

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YEREVAN, Armenia — Azerbaijan’s forces rained artillery fire on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, and local officials reported at five civilians were killed and scores wounded in shelling around the breakaway region's capital. Authorities in Azerbaijan accused the other…
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