Clashes Erupt on Armenia–Azerbaijan Border, Putting Fraught Peace Talks at Risk

Baku and Yerevan trade blame after a fresh round of cross-border violence between the two intermittently warring South Caucasus states.

An Azerbaijani military helicopter flies during the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh near the city of Terter, Azerbaijan, on Oct. 23, 2020. Umit Bektas/Reuters

Cross-border violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted again this week, following several months of relative calm between the longstanding regional foes.

On Feb. 13, Armenia’s defense ministry said four of its soldiers were killed—and several others injured—when their border post came under fire by Azerbaijani forces.