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Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Oct 7, 2020

TOPSHOT - Smoke rises behind houses after shelling in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on October 7, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images) — Smoke rises behind houses after shelling in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's main city of Stepanakert on Oct. 7, 2020, during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. — ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

Iran said shelling from the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict landing in Iranian territory is “unacceptable” today.

Iranian police said on Wednesday that shells and rockets have landed in its northwestern East Azerbaijan province. The country Azerbaijan and Armenia are currently fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region north of Iran. Iranian border guards have warned both countries over the inadvertent spillover and Azerbaijan has apologized, the state-run Press TV reported.

Citizens visit their loved ones at Yerablur Military Cemetery who were killed recently during September in Nagorno-Karabakh. Family and friends lay flowers and burn incense at the graves throughout the days. On September 19th Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against the Armenian Republic of Artsakh. The violation was seen as a breach in the 2020 ceasefire, which led to over 190 servicemen killed, and over 360 wounded. After the fighting officially ended on September 21, Azerbaijan opened

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