On the brink of war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, what is actually happening there

Tensions between the former Soviet states of Azerbaijan and Armenia are at an all-time high, and a full-blown war is likely to break out between the two countries at any moment. In such a situation, well-known journalist Ahmad Qureshi has raised an important question on Pakistan's foreign policy regarding the tension between the two countries. "Pakistan, Turkey, Israel and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are supporting Azerbaijan in this tension, while the Islamic State of Iran stands by Armenia," Qureshi said in a post on his Facebook page. I am highlighting one aspect of Pakistan's foreign policy and wish for peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia. ”Some people in the comments on this post are in support of Israel's Azerbaijan with Pakistan, Turkey and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Expressing concern over joining while some users are calling the knowledge of Alta Qureshi as faulty.

On the other hand, tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia have reached a point where, according to the British newspaper The Week, the two sides were attacking each other's forces before, but now the towns along the border are no longer safe and the forces Are targeting. At least 23 people were killed in fierce clashes between the two countries' forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Sunday night. Both sides claimed that the opposition forces shelled nearby towns and that the majority of the 23 people killed were civilians. Both sides are blaming each other for the clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with both countries saying the other country opened fire first. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said that the Armenian army launched shelling on the Azerbaijani town of Tartar on Sunday night, in response to which the Azerbaijani army retaliated by shelling.

Azerbaijan's military claims to have captured several villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, but Armenia has denied the claim. There is a lot of contradiction in the reports coming in the world media regarding these two countries and there is a confusion because it is not clear what is the situation on the border between the two countries at the moment. A report said 31 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in Sunday night's clashes. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry told the Russian news agency Interfax that 550 Armenian soldiers had been killed in the clashes.

According to the BBC, the two countries are fighting for control of the disputed region of Negrono Karabakh and the gravity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that martial law has been imposed in Armenia, martial law in some parts of Azerbaijan as well. Has been added. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says he is confident of regaining control of the region. Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of carrying out air and artillery strikes, claiming to have shot down Azerbaijani helicopters and destroyed tanks.

It should be noted that the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the ownership of the Nagorno-Karabakh region has been going on for a century. The first conflict between the two states over the region was fought shortly after the declaration of independence in 1918. However, in 1922 the states returned to Soviet control and the conflict subsided. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, when these states became independent again, the conflict between them resurfaced, and tensions between the two countries continue to rise over the region. The two countries have been embroiled in bloody wars in the region since the 1980s and 1990s, and now tensions are rising between the two countries over ownership of the region, with international experts saying Azerbaijan and Armenia They are just one step away from a full-fledged war, and if war breaks out between the two countries, the whole region will be engulfed in it. Is the majority.