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