Fighting In Nagorno-Karabakh Enters Critical Phase
Recent scenes from the war in Nagorno-Karabakh as Azerbaijani forces battle Armenian soldiers near strategically vital cities in the region.
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A passenger waits as his car is searched at a checkpoint while leaving Nagorno-Karabakh on November 8.
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A man stands near a burning car on a mountain road between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia as heavy fighting continued around the town of Shushi/Susa on November 8.
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Blood-stained stretchers in a morgue in Stepanakert on November 6.
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Journalists take selfies next to a defaced sign in territory recaptured by Azerbaijani forces on November 8.
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An Armenian mortar crew fighting near Stepanakert. The photo was published on November 5.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gestures as he makes a televised address on November 8 announcing the capture of Shushi/Susa.
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Rescuers carry the victim of a rocket attack on the city of Stepanakert on November 6.
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An Azerbaijani soldier hoists his country's flag during a ceremony in the village of Mincivan, which was recently taken from Armenian forces.
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Armenian musician Hakob Khalatian plays his kamancha string instrument in a bomb shelter in Stepanakert on November 5.
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An Armenian military reservist walks along a street in Stepanakert on November 5.
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A charred fragment of a Turkish-made Bayraktar drone after the aircraft was reportedly shot down on November 8.
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A man in Baku joins crowds celebrating in the Azerbaijani capital after President Ilham Aliyev claimed on November 8 that his forces had captured the city of Shushi/Susa.
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A baker prepares dough in Stepanakert on November 5.
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A man makes a coffin at a furniture workshop in Stepanakert on November 4. The company switched its business to casket production amid the ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Armenian servicemen in Nagorno-Karabakh walk near the Armenian border on November 8.
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Fires burn in the forest around Stepanakert amid fighting on November 5.
