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The '''2008 Mardakert Skirmishes''' began on March 4, 2008 after the [[2008 Armenian election protests]]. It is the worst fighting between the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army|pro-Armenian]]<ref name="bbcnews2">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Karabakh casualty toll disputed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7278871.stm |work= |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref> and [[Military of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijani]] forces<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Fatal Armenian-Azeri border clash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7278483.stm |work= |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref> over the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]<ref name="bbcnews" /><ref name="rferl">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Armenia/Azerbaijan: Deadly Fighting Erupts In Nagorno-Karabakh |url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/03/06f6071c-c439-4c76-b389-928e9409de9b.html |work= |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=2008-03-04 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref>, since the 1994 ceasefire after the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. |
The '''2008 Mardakert Skirmishes''' began on March 4, 2008 after the [[2008 Armenian election protests]]. It is the worst fighting between the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army|pro-Armenian]]<ref name="bbcnews2">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Karabakh casualty toll disputed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7278871.stm |work= |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref> and [[Military of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijani]] forces<ref name="bbcnews">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Fatal Armenian-Azeri border clash |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7278483.stm |work= |publisher=BBC News |date=2008-03-05 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref> over the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]<ref name="bbcnews" /><ref name="rferl">{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Armenia/Azerbaijan: Deadly Fighting Erupts In Nagorno-Karabakh |url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2008/03/06f6071c-c439-4c76-b389-928e9409de9b.html |work= |publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=2008-03-04 |accessdate=2008-03-05 }}</ref>, since the 1994 ceasefire after the [[Nagorno-Karabakh War]]. |
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The Armenian side blamed Azerbaijan for trying to take advantage of unrest in Armenia. The Azerbaijani side blamed Armenia claiming that Armenian government is trying to divert attention from internal tensions in Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijani president [[Ilham Aliyev]] has also insisted on a number of occasions that his country is ready to re-take the region by force, and has been buying the military hardware and ammunition to do so.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7357504 Armenian and Azerbaijani Forces Clash] [[The Guardian]], AIDA SULTANOVA, March 4, 2008</ref><ref name="rferl" /><ref name="bbcnews" />. Among dead, |
The Armenian side blamed Azerbaijan for trying to take advantage of unrest in Armenia. The Azerbaijani side blamed Armenia claiming that Armenian government is trying to divert attention from internal tensions in Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijani president [[Ilham Aliyev]] has also insisted on a number of occasions that his country is ready to re-take the region by force, and has been buying the military hardware and ammunition to do so.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7357504 Armenian and Azerbaijani Forces Clash] [[The Guardian]], AIDA SULTANOVA, March 4, 2008</ref><ref name="rferl" /><ref name="bbcnews" />. Among dead, offciail Azerbaijani sources included [[child soldiers]] born in 1998<ref>[http://today.az/news/society/43529.html ToDay.Az Azerbaijan News]</ref> |
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==Background== |
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 Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
 Azerbaijan | ||||||
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| Movses Hakobyan | Nejmeddin Sadygov | ||||||
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The 2008 Mardakert Skirmishes began on March 4, 2008 after the 2008 Armenian election protests. It is the worst fighting between the pro-Armenian[1] and Azerbaijani forces[2] over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh[2][3], since the 1994 ceasefire after the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The Armenian side blamed Azerbaijan for trying to take advantage of unrest in Armenia. The Azerbaijani side blamed Armenia claiming that Armenian government is trying to divert attention from internal tensions in Armenia. At the same time, Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has also insisted on a number of occasions that his country is ready to re-take the region by force, and has been buying the military hardware and ammunition to do so.[4][3][2]. Among dead, offciail Azerbaijani sources included child soldiers born in 1998[5]
Background
Nagorno-Karabakh War
2008 Armenian Election Protests
Prelude
Active Stage
Aftermath
References
- ^ a b c "Karabakh casualty toll disputed". BBC News. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b c "Fatal Armenian-Azeri border clash". BBC News. 2008-03-05. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b "Armenia/Azerbaijan: Deadly Fighting Erupts In Nagorno-Karabakh". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Armenian and Azerbaijani Forces Clash The Guardian, AIDA SULTANOVA, March 4, 2008
- ^ ToDay.Az Azerbaijan News
