INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

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

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