Baku begins 'local antiterrorist operations' in Karabakh

Radio Moldova, 19 September 2023 15:10

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has announced the start of what it described as ‘local anti-terrorist measures’ in Nagorno-Karabakh, TASS agency reports.

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