According to media reports, Armenia has imposed martial law and total military mobilisation. Photo: AAP
The world is watching closely to see what happens next in the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The former Soviet republics declared martial law after heavy fighting erupted over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Another 30 people had been confirmed dead by Tuesday morning, in what is the most serious escalation in a decades-old conflict between majority-Christian Armenia and mainly-Muslim Azerbaijan.
It’s now looking like the fight is already dragging in larger powers Russia and Turkey.
Two sources have told Reuters that Turkey is sending Syrian rebel fighters to support Azerbaijan.
And Armenia’s ambassador to Moscow said that Turkey had sent war experts, drones, warplanes, plus about 4000 fighters from northern Syria to Azerbaijan.
The international community is concerned the fight could be heading for an all-out war.
But what exactly are Armenia and Azerbaijan fighting over?
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh have declared martial law. “Be ready to protect our holy homeland. Proud, winning people,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan wrote on Facebook. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump said he is seeking an end to the violence. “We have a lot of good relationships in that area. We’ll see if we can stop it,” he told a news briefing.
-with AAP