Clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh: Why Now?

Following fierce clashes that erupted over the weekend in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan and Armenian forces announced a ceasefire on Tuesday — but tensions remain high.

Dozens were killed in the worst violence that Nagorno-Karabakh, formally a part of Azerbaijan that has been under the control of ethnic Armenian forces and the Armenian military since 1994, has seen in decades.

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