Armenia declared martial law and a total military mobilization following clashes with neighboring Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, reigniting international concern about instability in the South Caucasus https://t.co/tVxDtV3zZb pic.twitter.com/Pv6fvkEAJT
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Fresh clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, both part of the erstwhile Soviet Union, have resulted in at least 21 people being killed, news agency Reuters reported. The clashes continued for a second day on Monday.
The territory of Nagorno-Karabakh is the main point of contention between the two countries. Although recognised as a part of Azerbaijan, the Nagorno-Karabakh territory is home to the ethnic Armenian majority and is run by them with support from Armenia.
In Nagorno-Karabakh over 100 citizens were wounded after Azerbaijan launched an air and…