Russia has accused Turkey of sending 'terrorists' from Syria and Libya into the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fierce fighting has raged for the past four days between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces. Russia called on the countries involved to prevent the use of 'foreign terrorists and mercenaries' in the conflict. Two Syrian rebel sources have said that Turkey is sending Syrian rebel fighters to support Azerbaijan, which Turkey and Azerbaijan have denied. Nagorno-Karabakh is about 1,700 square miles in size, but Armenian forces also occupy other nearby territory. Armenia has accused Turkey of sending mercenaries to back Azerbaijan, a claim which Erdogan's government denies.

Source: The Nation September 30, 2020 17:48 UTC