Azerbaijan Starts War Games as Armenia Tension Escalates

Azerbaijan began large-scale military drills as tension escalated with neighboring Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

After four Armenian and two Azeri soldiers died in a flare-up of violence last week, Azerbaijan deployed 65,000 soldiers, 700 armored vehicles and 90 aircraft to take part in the exercises, its Defense Ministry said on its website. The army also called up 6,000 reservists for the drills, which will continue until Sept. 13.