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Nov- 2020 -

10 November

Armenian soldiers on the back of a truck

Turkey Hails Azerbaijan ‘Gains’ After Karabakh Deal

Turkey on Tuesday hailed the "significant gains" achieved by Azerbaijan's forces that were cemented in a peace deal with Armenia.

9 November

Armenian reservists in the Shusha region early November

Staff Writer With AFP

Armenia Says Fighting Continues for Key Karabakh Town

Armenia said on Monday that fighting was continuing for the key town of Shusha in Nagorno Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan claimed to have captured it from Armenian separatist forces.

9 November

Russia's Krasukha-4 electronic warfare system

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Dead in Axe and Gun Attack at Russian Military Base Near Voronezh

A Russian serviceman Monday hacked an officer to death with an axe and shot two fellow soldiers dead at a military base near the southern city of Voronezh, investigators said.

6 November

Two French soldiers wait to board a helicopter in east-central Mali.

Staff Writer With AFP

France Said to Plan Cuts in Sahel Force

France is hoping to cut back its military presence in the restive Sahel region to make room for a stronger European commitment, army sources say.

5 November

French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice as forensics officers wait outside after a knife attack in Nice on October 29, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

France Steps up Border Security After Attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to step up border security after a spate of attacks, including a knife rampage in a Nice church blamed on a Tunisian migrant.

5 November

A group of soldiers of the French Army patrols the forest of Tofa Gala during the Bourgou IV operation in the Sahel region in northern Burkina Faso on November 9, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Elite European Anti-Jihadist Task Force Takuba Takes First Steps in Sahel

The Task Force Takuba's first mission was a sweep operation conducted in the lawless Mali-Burkina Faso border region last month, alongside local troops and French regulars.

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30 October

Armenian soldiers sighted at a military hospital.

Staff Writer With AFP

Warring Sides in Geneva for Talks Over Karabakh

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday were in Geneva for talks with international mediators in a new effort to negotiate a ceasefire over the disputed Nagorno Karabakh region after weeks of fighting.

28 October

A photograph taken on October 15, 2020 shows a destroyed and burnt helmet lying on the ground of the hospital of Martakert region, a day after shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region

Staff Writer With AFP

Azerbaijan Says 21 Dead in Armenia Missile Attack

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of killing 21 people and wounding dozens in a missile strike near Nagorno Karabakh on Wednesday, the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over the disputed region.

27 October

An Armenian armoured vehicle drives towards the front line on October 25, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh.

Staff Writer With AFP

Azerbaijan Says Four Civilians Killed in Armenia Missile Strike

Azerbaijan accused Armenia of a missile strike on a village in its Barda region near the frontline with Nagorno Karabakh that killed four people, but Yerevan denied carrying out an attack.

26 October

A volunteer fighter sits on a car as cannons fire nearby

Staff Writer With AFP

Armed Villagers Guard Strategic Gateway to Nagorno Karabakh

Wearing camouflage and holding Kalashnikov rifles, volunteer villagers patrol a winding river in a Nagorno Karabakh valley, defending a strategic area between the disputed region's capital and Armenia.

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