Another war flashpoint?
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Armenia and Azerbaijan battle over Nagorno-Karabakh
What’s worrying here is the Turkish ambition to expand its influence, not to say (Ottoman) empire, to incorporate Azerbaijan. If Turkey sends troops or arms Armenia won’t stand a chance and there’ll be another mass refugee problem.
An article re-iterating your point about Turkey
Syrian rebel fighters have signed up to work for a private Turkish security company as border guards in Azerbaijan
Erdogan said, “The Turkish people stand with their Azeri brothers with all our means, as always,” against what he characterised as Armenian attacks
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54345622
Armenia says one of its fighter jets was shot down by a Turkey jet. If true (Turkey denies its aircraft was involved) it is a serious escalation
Via Libcom, an Azerbaijani anti-war statement.
https://libcom.org/news/anti-war-statement-azerbaijani-leftist-youth-02102020
“…We do not see our future or the resolution of the conflict in further military escalations and spreading mutual hatred. Recent military clashes in NK don’t do any good for the purpose of the establishment of peace in the region. We do not even want to envision the risks of being dragged into a full-scale war, as we understand what kind of implications it could have for our societies and future generations. We strongly condemn every move taken to prolong the conflict and deepen hatred between the two peoples. We want to look back and take the steps necessary to rebuild the trust between our societies and the youth. We reject every nationalist and state-of-war narratives that exclude any possibility of us living together again on this soil. We call for peacebuilding and solidarity initiatives. We believe that there is an alternative way out of this stalemate through mutual respect, peaceful attitude, and cooperation.”
Syrian mercenaries
10,000 Turkish lira (£1,000) a month – a huge sum of money for Syrians.
“I came here to make money and have a better life back in Syria where the living conditions are miserable. I consider this a job, nothing else.”
Another refugee problem
In Nagorno-Karabakh region 50% of the population has been forced to flee, 90% of women and children — some 70,000 to 75,000 people
https://www.dw.com/en/half-of-nagorno-karabakhs-population-displaced-by-fighting/a-55183758
In response to Turkish support for the Azerbaijan, Armenia plays the genocide by Turkey card in the propaganda war
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has made it clear that should the fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh spread to Iranian soil, his country would react. Tehran wants to prevent the conflict from spilling over into Iran.
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-fears-spillover-from-nagorno-karabakh/a-55250556
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