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Diamars 10 November 2020

Azerbaijan says it shot down Russian helicopter over Armenia

(AP) — Azerbaijan said copter was shot down in Ar-
Monday that it shot down menia near the border with
a Russian military heli- Azerbaijan. Two servicemen
copter that was flying over were killed, but the Russian
Armenia. Two Russian Defense Ministry said the
servicemen were killed. aircraft was outside the con-
flict area.
The helicopter was shot
down as it flew near the bor- The helicopter was downed
der with the Azerbaijani ex- near the border with Nakhci-
clave of Nakhchivan, which van, an exclave of Azerbai-
is surrounded by Armenia, jan surrounded by Armenia,
Iran and Turkey. The area is Turkey and Iran. It was not
distant from Nagorno-Kara- clear who shot it down.
bakh, the region where Ar-
menian and Azerbaijani forc- The ministry said the heli-
es have been fighting heavily copter was accompanying a
since late September. military convoy, but did not
say what the purpose of the
The Russian Defense Min- convoy was. Russia main-
istry said earlier that the air- tains a large military base in
craft was outside the conflict northern Armenia, about 90
area. miles (150 kilometers) from
But a statement from the the site where the helicopter
Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry was downed.
said the conflict was a factor
in the incident. The minis- which Azerbaijani President which Azerbaijani President gives strategic advantage to Nagorno-Karabakh was an
try noted that the helicopter Ilham Aliyev had claimed Ilham Aliyev had claimed whoever holds it. The city autonomous republic during
was flying in the dark at low a day earlier — is the most a day earlier — is the most also lies along the main road the Soviet era. As the Soviet
altitude and “in the context significant military develop- significant military develop- connecting Stepanakert with Union began to break apart,
of these factors and in light ment since fighting between ment since fighting between Armenia. Long lines of ve- there were clashes and then
of the tense situation in the Azerbaijani and Armenian Azerbaijani and Armenian hicles jammed the territo- full-scale war erupted after
region and increased com- forces over Nagorno-Kara- forces over Nagorno-Kara- ry’s main road on Sunday as the Soviet collapse in 1991.
bat readiness in connection bakh restarted in September. bakh restarted in September. Nagorno-Karabakh residents An estimated 30,000 people
with possible provocations of The region lies in Azerbaijan The region lies in Azerbaijan fled the fighting into Arme- died in the fighting, which
the Armenian side, the duty but has been under control but has been under control nia. ended with a 1994 truce.
combat crew decided to open of ethnic Armenian forces of ethnic Armenian forces “Unfortunately, we are forced Since then, international me-
fire to kill.” backed by Armenia. backed by Armenia. to admit that a series of fail- diation efforts to determine
ures still haunt us, and the the region’s final status fal-
Azerbaijan has been making THIS IS A BREAKING Reflecting the strategic im- city of Shushi is completely tered, and the region was
advances in Nagorno-Kara- NEWS UPDATE. AP’s ear- portance of the city, Arme- out of our control,” Vagram separated from the rest of
bakh and seemingly scored a lier story follows below. nian Prime Minister Nikol Pogosian, a spokesman for Azerbaijan by a demilitarized
major victory on Monday. A (AP) — Azerbaijani forces Pashinian insisted that “the the president of the govern- zone.
spokesman for the Nagorno- took control of a strategic city fight for Shushi is continu- ment in Nagorno-Karabakh,
Karabakh region's govern- in the separatist territory of ing,” indicating Armenian said in a statement on Face- The current fighting has con-
ment said Azerbaijani forces Nagorno-Karabakh and were forces were either trying to book. “The enemy is on the tinued despite the declaration
took control of a strategic city nearing its capital, a spokes- retake the city or prevent outskirts of Stepanakert.” of several cease-fires. Arme-
in the separatist territory and man for the region's govern- advances toward the capital. nia says more than 1,200
were nearing its capital. ment confirmed Monday. Shushi’s position just 6 miles In an episode that will likely Armenian troops have been
(10 kilometers) from the re- add to the tensions in the re- killed in the war; Azerbaijan
The seizure of Shushi — The seizure of Shushi — gional capital of Stepanakert gion, a Russian military heli- has not stated its losses.
Austrian authorities raid suspected Islamic radicals

link between Monday's ac- looking into suspicions of Kurz also called for a “robust
tion against suspected Islamic terror financing, criminal or- approach” against foreign
radicals and the attack in Vi- ganization and money laun- fighters who have tried, suc-
enna a week ago in which an dering among other offenses. cessfully or not, to join ex-
assailant — described by of- They said the raids resulted tremist militias in Syria, Iraq
ficials as a supporter of the from more than a year of in- and elsewhere.
Islamic State group — fatally vestigations.
shot four people before being Austrian Chancellor Se- “They are simply ticking time
shot and killed by police. bastian Kurz, speaking later bombs and therefore a threat
But the shooting has Monday after a meeting to our societies,” he said.
strengthened calls in Austria with European Union lead- “And third, we naturally need
for a crackdown on Islamic er Charles Michel, said his proper protection of the EU's
extremism. country wants a coordinated, external borders,” said Kurz,
Prosecutors in Graz said Europe-wide effort to tackle a longtime critic of mass im-
more than 70 people are un- Islamic extremism in the migration.
der investigation in the new wake of last week's attack.
case and 60 properties, in- “Only if the European Union
cluding apartments and of- This includes combating can decide who immigrates
(AP) — Investigators in of supporting the Muslim fices, were searched, the Aus- political Islam, which he de- and who doesn't, only if we
several Austrian regions Brotherhood and Hamas tria Press Agency reported. scribed as “the ideology be- control who enters the Euro-
carried out raids early groups, prosecutors said. Thirty people were taken in hind the aggression toward pean Union or not, will we
Monday on people and for questioning. our society, toward our way be able to safeguard security,"
organizations suspected Authorities said there was no Prosecutors said they are of life.” he