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Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict: The human cost of war in pictures

Major shelling
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Major shelling

Aftermath of recent shelling during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Stepanakert October 4, 2020.

Deadliest fighting in 25 years
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Deadliest fighting in 25 years

On Monday, both sides accused each other of attacking civilian areas, with the death toll rising from the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region in over 25 years.

Rockets a common sight
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Rockets a common sight

A sapper works next to an unexploded BM-30 Smerch rocket allegedly fired by Armenian forces in the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, near the Mingachevir Hydro Power Station in the town of Mingachevir, Azerbaijan October 5, 2020

Major loss
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Major loss

A firefighters extinguishes a fire in a house caused by shelling in the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the town of Barda, Azerbaijan October 5, 2020

 

Houses damaged
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Houses damaged

A man stands in front of a house which is said was damaged in shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, in the village of Alkhanly in Azerbaijan's Füzuli district on October 7, 2020.

Civilian lives lost
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Civilian lives lost

An elderly man looks out from a window damaged by an explosion in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on October 6, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region.

Shelter woes
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Shelter woes

People shelter in a basement in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on October 6, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region.