Nagorno-Karabakh war: ceasefire does not last - Erdogan raises allegations against the USA, Russia, France

The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has been simmering for many years, but a state of war has been in place for over two weeks.

Mesut Özil is causing a stir on Twitter.

• The conflict in the

  Nagorno-Karabakh

  region of the Caucasus

  continues.

• Azerbaijani and Armenian armed forces are failing to adhere to the agreed

  ceasefire.

• Now footballer

  Mesut Özil is

  clearly

  positioning himself

  for one side.

Update from October 18, 10:00 p.m.:

In the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region,

accused

the

of providing military support to Armenia.

"They provide Armenia and the Armenians with all kinds of weapons aid," said Erdogan on Sunday in Sirnak in southeastern Turkey.

The three countries mediate in the conflict as the so-called Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Erdogan again emphasized his solidarity with Azerbaijan.

“I believe that they will recapture and liberate these occupied territories from the Armenians.

We pray for it. ”In the

, a

was recently 

agreed.

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other on Sunday night of violating the ceasefire.

Erdogan accused Armenia of breaking the ceasefire.

Nagorno-Karabakh: ceasefire brittle - Armenia and Azerbaijan blame each other

Update from October 18, 12.40 p.m.:

In the conflict over the

, the ceasefire agreed on Saturday once again proved to be fragile.

Sunday night,

and

accused each other of violating the just a few hours old

.

“The enemy” fired artillery shells and rockets, a spokeswoman for the Armenian Defense Ministry said on the online service Twitter.

The Azerbaijani

in

again accused the Armenian armed forces of a “gross violation” of the agreement.

The ministry reported on artillery shelling and attacks along the border. The two conflicting parties had only agreed on a "humanitarian ceasefire" on Saturday evening.

This should apply from midnight.

A ceasefire has been in place since last week, but the fighting continued.

The conflict, which had been going on for decades

, flared up again

at the end of

after a period of relative calm.

Hundreds of people have been killed since the beginning of the fighting, including dozens of civilians.

War for Nagorno-Karabakh: Mesut Özil interferes - Russian military maneuvers off Azerbaijan

Update from October 16, 5.10 p.m

.: Russia has

started

a

in the Caspian Sea

: North of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, six ships, seven aircraft and more than 400 soldiers are taking part in the exercise;

In addition to artillery, missiles are also to be used.

Russia said there was no threat to the neighboring countries.

However, the exercise takes place in the midst of the crisis in the

the

 .

So far, Russia has only pushed for a ceasefire.

In the conflict over the region between

and

,

actually Armenia's protecting power, but it also supplies arms to Azerbaijan, which in turn is supported by

.

Nagorno-Karabakh: fighting continues despite appeals for a ceasefire - Armenia reports "massive shelling"

Update from October 15, 9:35 a.m.:

Notwithstanding new appeals from Russia and Turkey to comply with the

, the fighting in the

in the South Caucasus continues.

On Thursday morning

reported a "massive shelling" in the north and south-east of the region, blaming

.

Initially, nothing was known about possible victims.

According to the Defense Ministry in the Armenian capital

, the situation was "relatively stable" during the night.

Azerbaijan

, on the other hand, spoke of a "tense situation" during the night.

Armenian armed forces had tried to attack Azerbaijani soldiers from different directions on the front line, said the Ministry of Defense in the capital Baku.

suffered "heavy losses".

This information cannot be verified independently.

+

Regardless of international appeals for compliance with the ceasefire, the heavy fighting around the South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh continues, according to authorities.

© Ismail Cozkun / AP / IHA / dpa

War over Nagorno-Karabakh: Mesut Özil interferes - "Region illegally occupied"

First report from October 14: Baku / Yerevan

- Azerbaijan is

still on the advance

in

.

On Wednesday, the region's leader, Raik Arutjunjan, announced that Azerbaijan had managed

to move

the

deep into the conflict area.

Armenia confirmed that the Azerbaijani military had gained control of some areas.

The authorities in the capital Baku speak of 45 villages that are again

controlled

by

.

There is actually a

Nagorno-Karabakh war

, but it crumbled from the start.

On October 10, Azerbaijan and

agreed on the ceasefire in the embattled Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was negotiated with mediation from Russia.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Ceasefire did not last long - EU concerned over civilian casualties

But on Sunday morning, both sides accused each other of

the agreement and further attacks.

On Wednesday, Azerbaijani armed forces reported that they had destroyed two 

 on Armenian territory.

The answer followed promptly: The Defense Ministry in Armenia announced that it would now keep open the possibility of

attacking

“any military facilities” and

in Azerbaijan.

The

expressed concern about the fragile ceasefire, especially because the military actions are repeatedly

directed

against

.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had also called on the two states to comply with the ceasefire.

According to official figures,

around 600 people have been killed

since the beginning of the

, including 73

.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Mesut Özil makes a statement on Twitter - "Loss for everyone"

Mesut Özil

then mixed up on Tuesday

a: On Twitter, the football professional sided with Azerbaijan.

In Turkish he quotes the founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, with the words: "Azerbaijan's problem is our problem, his joy is our joy." He added: "One nation, two states", together with the Turkish and Azerbaijani flag.

He also added a letter in English in which he made his

clear: "It is important to me that everyone in the world knows about the fact that the Nagorno-Karabakh region is legally recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan, but is currently

occupied." he engages a resolution of the

in 2008, was invited in Armenia to withdraw troops from Azerbaijani territory.

He insists that this decision be "recognized by all".

In the end he calls for

and a future without violence.

"Every death on either side is a loss for everyone."

'Azerbaycan'ın derdi bizim derdimiz, sevinci bizim sevincimizdir' M.Kemal Ataturk

Tek millet, İki devlet 🇹🇷🇦🇿 pic.twitter.com/dUDm9lfoik

- Mesut Özil (@ MesutOzil1088) October 13, 2020

War in the region: Fighting for Nagorno-Karabakh for decades

With his statement, Özil also supports

position

, which is on the side of

in the conflict

.

contrast,

sees

as a protecting power.

As early as 2018, a photo of Özil with Turkish President

caused a sensation, in which they held a soccer jersey in the camera.

, member of the European Parliament and chairman of the “PARTY”,

sees

the situation differently.

He sees an active participation of Turkey in the conflict and accuses Azerbaijan of a war of aggression "on the peaceful democracy in the Caucasus".

Welcome to the international community, Nagorno-Karabakh! Https: //t.co/tTnlr66mz8#Arzach #Bergkarabach #Azerbaijan

- Martin Sonneborn (@MartinSonneborn) October 7, 2020

More than two weeks ago, the conflict flared up again.

The two ex-Soviet republics have been fighting for decades for the mountainous

, in which around 145,000 people live. 

belongs to Azerbaijan under international law, but has been controlled by Armenia for decades.

List of rubric lists: © Ismail Cozkun / AP / IHA / dpa