Armenia and Azerbaijan on Tuesday reported large-scale border clashes that left Azerbaijani troops dead in the latest flare-up between the arch foes.There have been frequent reports of shootouts along their shared border since the end of the 2020 war between Yerevan and Baku over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, AFP reported.At 00:05 am (2005 GMT) on Tuesday, Azerbaijan launched intensive shelling, with artillery and large-caliber firearms, against Armenian military positions in the direction of the cities of Goris, Sotk, and Jermuk,& Armenia's defense ministry said.In a statement, it said Azerbaijan had also used drones.But Azerbaijan's defense ministry accused Armenia of &large-scale subversive acts& near the districts of Dashkesan, Kelbajar and Lachin on the border, adding that its army positions &came under fire, including from trench mortars&.There are losses among (Azerbaijani) servicemen,& it said, without giving figures.The United States called for an end to the conflict Monday night, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying the US is &deeply concerned& over the situation, including &reported strikes against settlements and civilian infrastructure& in Armenia, AFP reported.As we have long made clear, there can be no military solution to the conflict,& Blinken said in a statement.
&We urge an end to any military hostilities immediately.Last week, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of killing one of its soldiers in a border shootout.In August, Azerbaijan said it had lost a soldier and the Karabakh army said two of its troops had been killed and more than a dozen injured.The neighbours fought two wars — in the 1990s and in 2020 — over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated enclave.Six weeks of fighting in the autumn of 2020 claimed more than 6,500 lives and ended with a Russian-brokered ceasefire.The post Armenia, Azerbaijan report deadly border clashes first appeared on Ariana News.