armenia/ azerbaijan
What lies at the root of this conflict
after the Russian revolution, the new Soviet leaders established in Nagorno-karabakh autonomous region in the Republic of Azerbaijan. After the fall of the Soviets in the 1980s tensions between the Azerbaijani and the Armenians came to ah ead after the Nagorno-Karabakh region's parliament decided to join Armenia
regional
conflicts can spread to surrounding areas, iran and georgia
global
other countries get involved to make peace, minsk group created by russia, the US, and france to find a solution
The spatial extent of the conflict
southeast Armenia and west Azerbaijan Nagorno-karabakh
What occurred between 2008 and 2018
there has been various skirmishes along the border, such as the biggest of these assaults, the "four-day war" in 2016
local
violence, death of soldiers
What form does this conflict take
war, both sides brutally attacked, thousands died, cities and their inhabitants were captured. both sides accused each other of ethnic cleansing
How long has there been tension
Over 10 years, started in 1988 and continues until recently in April 2016
When was the cease fire signed?
1994, Multiple breaches of the cease fire occurred along the border between the two nations
how many people have been affected
30,000 people were killed on both sides in the nagorno-karabakh war 393,000 azeris became IDPs
What was the ethnic majority in this new region
Armenian