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Newly-arrived troops struggle to halt a civil war

The Argus-Press – Jan 17, 1990 MOSCOW (AP) — More than 11.000 newly ar­rived troops fought today to end battles between bands of Azerbaijanis and Armenians, who reportedly were armed with everything from submachine guns and grenades to com­mandeered artillery.

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Civil war threatens in Soviet republics

The Fort Scott Tribune – Jan 15, 1990 MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijanis and Armenians appeared on the verge of open warfare today after a spasm of ethnic clashes and pogroms in the southern republic of Azerbaijan claimed at least 32 … Continue reading

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THE WORLD; Gorbachev Is Feeling the Heat From the South

March 6, 1988 By PHILIP TAUBMAN MOSCOW— MIKHAIL S. GORBACHEV begins his fourth year as Soviet leader this week probably worried less about the state of the economy than the stability of the state. The nationalist unrest that shook the … Continue reading

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28 Reported Killed in 2 Weeks in Strife in Soviet Caucasus Region

December 1, 1988 By FELICITY BARRINGER, Special to the New York Times MOSCOW, Thursday, Dec. 1— Soviet authorities reported that 28 people have been killed in the troubled Caucasus region in the last two weeks, while a rising flood of … Continue reading

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Sakharov, in New Forum, Still Dissents

June 4, 1988 By FELICITY BARRINGER, Special to the New York Times MOSCOW, June 3— Andrei D. Sakharov spoke out today for his Government’s new strivings and against its old and continuing repressions, using the auditorium, microphones and translating services … Continue reading

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Armenian refugees who fled tell of being terrorized in Azerbaijan

St-Petersburg-Times-Jan23-1990 By ELIZABETH SHOGREN Times Correspondent MOSCOW — Sonya, a 25-year-old Armenian woman, choked back tears as she told other refu­gees how Azerbaijanis ransacked her apartment and killed her moth­er last week in the southern Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. The … Continue reading

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Fighting cools in Armenia, Azerbaijan

Sun Journal – Jan 26, 1990 MOSCOW (AP) – Warring nation­alists agreed Thursday to a cease­fire along one of the tense battlefronts of the bloody conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, TASS said. The announcement came as Baltic activists, worried that … Continue reading

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Soviet Armenians Mourn Their Dead

By FELICITY BARRINGER, Special to the New York Times Published: March 9, 1988 MOSCOW, March 8— Tens of thousands of Armenians held a silent march and vigil in the Armenian capital of Yerevan this afternoon in memory of those slain … Continue reading

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Shoot to Put Down Caucasus Violence, Soviet Troops Told

The Daily Gazette – Jan 17, 1990 By ANN IMSE MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin yesterday told the thousands of soldiers it sent to the Caucasus to shoot if need be to halt bands of Azerbaijani and Armenians fighting each … Continue reading

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Upheaval in the East: Emigres; Armenians in U.S. Say the People of the Homeland Are in Danger, but What Can Be Done?

By SETH MYDANS, Special to The New York Times Published: January 23, 1990 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22— Khachatur Nagapityan, a track and field coach, came here from Soviet Armenia just two years ago, but he is ready to return whenever … Continue reading

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