Clashes Erupt on Armenia-Azerbaijan Border, Putting Fraught Peace Talks at Risk

Published on February 13, 2024

Cross-border violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan erupted again this week, following several months of relative calm between the longstanding regional foes. On Feb. 13, Armenia’s defense ministry said four of its soldiers were killed—and several others injured—when their border post came under fire by Azerbaijani forces. According to the ministry, the deadly incident occurred near the border village of Nerkin Hand in Armenia’s southern Syunik province. In a social media post, Edmon Marukyan, ambassador-at-large for Armenia’s foreign ministry, accused Azerbaijan of “continuing its unprovoked illegal aggression against the Republic of Armenia.” Baku has since confirmed the incident, which it described as a “retaliatory operation” launched in response to earlier cross-border fire by Armenian forces that injured an Azerbaijani soldier....

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