Jason 14,757 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region WWW.BBC.COM Civilian deaths are reported as the two sides blame each other for hostilities over Nagorno-Karabakh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Oh, those two are at it again? How droll! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 From what I've read, Turkey backing Azerbaijan all the way in this which isn't surprising at all considering their mutual ethnicity. The question is whether Armenia will receive support from the regional power that covertly aided it the last time it went to war with Azerbaijan: Iran. Yes, you read that correctly. Muslim Iran aided Christian Armenia in its war with Muslim Azerbaijan in the 1990s 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 14,757 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 1 minute ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Yes, you read that correctly. Muslim Iran aided Christian Armenia in its war with Muslim Azerbaijan in the 1990s More significantly, as I just looked up, Azerbaijan is mostly Shi'a. I was expecting to see that they're Sunni. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Just now, Jason said: More significantly, as I just looked up, Azerbaijan is mostly Shi'a. I was expecting to see that they're Sunni. Iran is petrified of a "Greater Azerbaijan" that would encompass a large amount of Iranian territory as Azeris are the second largest ethnic group in the country. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CayceG 3,978 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 30 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Iran is petrified of a "Greater Azerbaijan" that would encompass a large amount of Iranian territory as Azeris are the second largest ethnic group in the country. That is why they've been pursuing nicer relations with the Azeris in recent years. I think Iran stays out of this. But the funniest thing about this is that Pakistan is backing Azerbaijan, and subsequently, India is backing Armenia! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mclumber1 3,191 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Could this spiral into a wider conflict? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CayceG 3,978 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 2 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Could this spiral into a wider conflict? I assume you mean with the US. The answer is no. We well and truly do not give one shit about these two countries. Russia could get involved on the side of Armenia, but beyond that, who knows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 14,757 Posted September 28 Author Share Posted September 28 4 minutes ago, CayceG said: I assume you mean with the US. The answer is no. We well and truly do not give one shit about these two countries. Russia could get involved on the side of Armenia, but beyond that, who knows. I don't see why the US government would give a shit unless nukes were potentially going to get involved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mclumber1 3,191 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 5 minutes ago, CayceG said: I assume you mean with the US. The answer is no. We well and truly do not give one shit about these two countries. Russia could get involved on the side of Armenia, but beyond that, who knows. Actually I never had the US in mind, I was more referring to other countries in the region. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Comet 1,260 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 I only know about this because Serj Tankian is my constant news source for all things Armenia Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitizenVectron 8,184 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 This got me thinking...how many active wars are going on right now? It has to be low, historically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chadatog 210 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Fun fact, my co worker is from Azerbaijan. But her family is mostly back in Russia now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleronin 735 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 I heard Armenia is countering with a challenge to a dance-off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThreePi 361 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 I would assume its not normal for female soldiers to wear that much makeup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remarkableriots 1,648 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 http://www.reuters.com//article/_next/static/images/favicon-196x196-052cc719f1ac872e3544e51801338b46.png Armenia recalls ambassador to Israel over arms sales to Azerbaijan | Reuters WWW.REUTERS.COM Armenia said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Israel for consultations over Israeli arms sales to Azerbaijan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Iran is totally going to support Armenia (again) now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commissar SFLUFAN 19,812 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 The conflict went very, very badly for Armenia which resulted in a Russian-brokered "cessation of hostilities", but is realistically an Armenian capitulation. Azerbaijan gets to keep the territory it captured in the conflict which amounts to about 50% of the disputed region. This was the scene in Armenia's parliament building after the announcement of the agreement: 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uaarkson 345 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 It’s eerie, isn’t it? Like looking into the future. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CitizenVectron 8,184 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 15 hours ago, Uaarkson said: It’s eerie, isn’t it? Like looking into the future. In this future scenario, is it the US President that cedes 50% of Washington State Cascade Disputed Region (the coastal part) to Canada? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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