Posted on 09/27/2020 5:19:30 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
Azerbaijan and Armenian forces engaged in fierce clashes Sunday when a decades long conflict over disputed land erupted into renewed war involving tanks, artillery and aircraft.
Russia and international organizations including NATO, the European Union and the OSCE called on both sides to halt fighting over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey backed its ally Azerbaijan and said it was ready to offer assistance.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared martial law and ordered a general mobilization, after accusing Azerbaijan of "preplanned aggression." Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, who also announced martial law, said in a state TV address that Armenian forces were occupying Azerbaijan's territory and "we'll put an end to this occupation."
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Hope the Armenians kick ass. Turkey is spreading itself too thin. How many conflicts do they want to get involved in?
Both countries depend on Russia, not Turkey.
Turkey involved in Syria, Libya. Having a dispute with Greece on resources. And now wants to come to the aid of the Azeris. Economy in trouble.
Time for a new president in Turkey. Can’t the world do a GOOD military coup anymore?
Trump’s fault.....
If Azerbaijan invades Armenia from the rear, will Greece help? Asking for a friend.
Russo-Turkish War II?
In fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, it is Turkey that is to Armenia’s rear.
A quick look at a map shows Azerbaijan is to Armenia’s east, Turkey to the west, Iran to the south and southwest, and Georgia to the north. It is completely land locked. The only possible ally is Georgia, which is 83% Eastern Orthodox. Any aid from the Greeks would require the Georgian’s to let it pass through their country/airspace.
Nagorno-Karabakh is inside Azerbaijan, with part of its border just a few miles east of Armenia. Back in 1992-96 war, there was a corridor that gave Armenia access to Nagorno-Karabakh.
You forget...an attack on a NATO country is an attack on NATO.
The Egyptians did one properly to kick out the Muslim Brotherhood in recent years. Elements of the Turkish military tried to boot Erdogan but there were apparently too many Erdogan supporters in the Turkish military and the would be coup was quickly suppressed.
trying to learn more about different Russian areas plus the Caucauses, Ukraine, Belarus, georgia, etc.....we think our history in this country is extensive....its like a child’s puzzle compared to a 2500 piece jigsaw puzzle..
Except where the NATO country provokes the attack, then NATO is *not* obligated to jump in. This is in the treaty just in case the Germans decided to go exploring territorial expansion again.
Now that’s haw haw funny!
Turkey is not looking for a fight against Russia.
This shit of foreign alliances is how WWI got all ramped up.
Turkey attacked fellow NATO member Greece, when it occupied Northern Cyprus in 1974.
I see what you did there!
Er, correction, it’s not in the treaty, but it is a NATO policy. Similar policies have also grown out of Article 6 and are why NATO wasn’t invoked over the Lockerbie bombing or other similar incidents.
If they weren’t looking for a fight against Russia, they shouldn’t have gone into Syria. Russian weapons are slaughtering Turk tanks there.
Now, I think what Turkey *is* looking for is a war they can use to base a Big Lie off of to distract their citizens from their failing economy. And I don’t think they much care about who it’s with. Erdogan is starting to get desperate.
Yup, and I don’t recall NATO being invoked that time.
Very true.
Russia will wipe the floor with them.
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