Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Azerbaijani Forces Fire At Armenian Positions In Tavush Province

Morning view of Movses village on April 6, 2024 in Tavush, Armenia During the night of April 5th and 6th, starting around 23:00 and lasting until 6:00 am, Azerbaijan military positions opened fire from various calibers on Movses village, located in Tavush Province. Each hour, at approximately the same time, gunfire persisted for roughly 5 to 15 seconds. The village sustained damage, including to the cemetery and homes of its residents. According to locals, this marked the first instance of such shooting in Movses since July 2020. Azerbaijan has been calling on Armenia to cede control of four border villages north of Movses that have been controlled since the 1990s as efforts to reach a normalization deal including border delimitation stall. The four villages Baku is demanding are all located along the border between Armenia’s northeastern Tavush region and Azerbaijan’s northwestern Gazakh district and has become a significant flash point between the two countries in the past months with fears of a new possibl

6.4-magnitude earthquake shocks Afghanistan, no immediate reports of casualties

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Brazilian expert hails China's call for concerted efforts to address global challenges

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