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Voice of America: Turkey steps up role in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Published Oct. 3, 2020. Updated Oct. 3 at 5:07 am

An image grab taken from a video made available on the official web site of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on Sept. 28, 2020, allegedly shows Azeri artillery strike towards the positions of Armenian separatists in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Photo by Photo by Handout / Azerbaijani Defence Ministry / AFP

Since Sunday, Armenian and Azerbaijan forces have been fighting over the disputed Caucasus’ Nagorno Karabakh enclave. With the fighting escalating, the support for Azerbaijan by Turkey, a NATO member, is drawing growing international scrutiny and criticism.