Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azeri forces of capturing its troops despite ceasefire deal

Reuters , Wednesday 16 Dec 2020

The region’s defence ministry said earlier it had lost contact with several military positions on Tuesday and it had carried out search operations throughout the night, but failed to find them

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Afghan security personnel inspect the site of a bombing attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. A bombing attack on Wednesday in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded a few people, Ferdaws Faramarz, a spokesman for the Kabul police chief said. AP Photo

The leader of the ethnic-Armenian controlled enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh accused Azeri forces on Wednesday of capturing several dozen of its troops despite a ceasefire deal that ended six-weeks of fighting over the region.

The region’s defence ministry said earlier it had lost contact with several military positions on Tuesday and it had carried out search operations throughout the night, but failed to find them.

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