‘Huge losses’ during Armenia clashes

AZERBAIJAN: The Defence Ministry in Baku revealed at the weekend that its soldiers had “suffered losses” during fighting with Armenian forces in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The clashes were some of the heaviest in the region since fighting last year saw about 75 soldiers killed in total. Both sides blamed the other for starting the hostilities and claimed to have inflicted losses on their adversaries.