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Armenia honors Nagorno-Karabakh dead; some demand PM resign

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Azerbaijan: Mine blast in ceded region kills 1, wounds 2

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Azerbaijani troops march past during a parade in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. A military parade has been held in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of a peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas. (AP Photo)

Azerbaijan holds parade after Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

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A police officer tries to detain demonstrators during a rally demanding the resignation of the country's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020.Armenian opposition politicians and their supporters have been calling for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to step down ever since he signed a peace deal that halted 44 days of deadly fighting over the separatist region, but called for territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Hrant Khachatryan)

Protesters in Armenia besiege parliament, demand PM resigns

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Protesters block traffic in Armenia calling on PM to resign

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Anar Eyvazov, spokesperson of Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry stands outside during his interview with the Associated Press after the transfer of the Kalbajar region to Azerbaijan's control in Kalbajar Azerbaijan, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. A Russia-brokered peace deal that took effect Nov. 10 obliged Armenian forces to hand over all of the Azerbaijani regions they held outside Nagorno-Karabakh, including the Kalbajar region. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Azerbaijan says 2,783 troops killed over Nagorno-Karabakh

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In this photo provided by the Armenian Prime Minister Press Service via PAN Photo, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addresses the nation in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (Tigran Mehrabyan, Armenian Prime Minister Press Service/PAN Photo via AP)

Armenian opposition pushes PM to step down over peace deal

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

People walk past a poster reading &quot;Karabakh is Azerbaijan&quot; in Ganja, Azerbaijan's second largest city, near the border with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has vowed to rebuild and revive the Kalbajar region, which Armenian forces ceded in a truce that ended six weeks of intense fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Azerbaijan slams French Senate’s vote on Nagorno-Karabakh

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Azerbaijani troops enter further territory ceded by Armenia

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French Senate pushes Paris to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh

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A view of a vast expanse of jagged concrete and houses reduced to shells in Agdam, prior to the Azerbaijani forces being handed control in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Although regaining Agdam is a triumph for Azerbaijan, the joy of returning is shot through with grief and anger. What was once a notably pleasing city of 50,000 known for its white homes and an elaborate three-story teahouse is so ruined that it's sometimes called the &quot;Hiroshima of the Caucasus.&quot; (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Azerbaijani army enters territory ceded by Armenian forces

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Ethnic Armenians load a truck as they prepare to leave their home in the village of Maraga, in the Martakert area, in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A Russia-brokered cease-fire to halt six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh stipulated that Armenia turn over control of some areas it holds outside the separatist territory's borders to Azerbaijan. Armenians are forced to leave their homes before the region is handed over to control by Azerbaijani forces. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Armenia’s ‘Pearl Harbor’ will be a case study in technological surprise

By Peter Vincent Pry

Nikolai Karapetyan reacts and presses the cross to his chest, with his car packed as he prepares to abandon his home in the village of Maraga, in the Martakert area, in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A Russia-brokered cease-fire to halt six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh stipulated that Armenia turn over control of some areas it holds outside the separatist territory’s borders to Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Armenia raises Nagorno-Karabakh conflict troop toll to 2,425

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks following a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Turkey is re-introducing a series of restrictions, including partial weekend lockdowns, in a bid to slow the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkish parliament approves peacekeepers for Azerbaijan

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey seeks approval to deploy peacekeepers in Azerbaijan

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FILE - In this file photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Armenia's Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. Armenia's foreign minister resigned on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 amid political turmoil that has engulfed the country following a cease-fire deal over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that called for territorial concessions. The resignation of Zohrab Mnatsakanyan may indicate that the political crisis in Armenia is deepening. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Armenian FM resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truce

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

In this photo taken with a drone, smoke rises from burning houses as people leave the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. The territory is to be turned over to Azerbaijan on Sunday as part of territorial concessions in an agreement to end six weeks of intense fighting with Armenian forces. Hundreds of thousands of Azeris were displaced by the war that ended in 1994. It is unclear when any civilians might try to settle in Karvachar — which will now be known by its Azeri name Kalbajar — or elsewhere. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Azerbaijan uses of drones, AI to beat back Armenia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A man holds an icon from the Dadivank, an Armenian Apostolic Church monastery dating to the 9th century, as ethnic Armenians leave the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. The territory is to be turned over to Azerbaijan on Sunday as part of territorial concessions in an agreement to end six weeks of intense fighting with Armenian forces. Hundreds of thousands of Azeris were displaced by the war that ended in 1994. It is unclear when any civilians might try to settle in Karvachar — which will now be known by its Azeri name Kalbajar — or elsewhere. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Azerbaijan delays takeover, denounces fleeing Armenians

By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

People argue with police during a protest against an agreement to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, in Freedom Square in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Thousands of people flooded the streets of Yerevan once again on Wednesday, protesting an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan to halt the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, which calls for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions. Protesters clashed with police, and scores have been detained. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Thousands call for Armenia PM to resign over truce agreement

By AVET DEMOURIAN - Associated Press

Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan's ambassador to the U.S., said he is familiar with Russian propaganda. "What you have here is a very strong virtual effort to produce a narrative designed to provide Armenia with an excuse to invite Russian forces into the conflict to carry out an anti-terrorism operation against Azerbaijan," he said. (The Washington Times)

Elin Suleymanov, Azerbaijan ambassador, denies Syria sends militants to Armenia fight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times