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The Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, which began in 1988 with theattempt to unite the autonomous region of Nagorno-Karabakh of theAzerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic with the Armenian Soviet SocialistRepublic, turned into a war between two independent states after thedissolution of the Soviet Union. Until the ceasefire signed in Bishkek in 1994that ended the large-scale clashes, approximately 30.000 people were killedfrom both sides, more than a million people were displaced, and NagornoKarabakh and the seven surrounding regions of Azerbaijan came under theoccupation of Armenian forces. After the war, the ethnic Azerbaijani populationin Nagorno-Karabakh and the seven surrounding regions had completelyvanished – they either lost their lives during the war or were forced to migrateto other territories of Azerbaijan. Today, around 150.000 ethnic Armenians livein Nagorno-Karabakh. On the other hand, the seven occupied territoriessurrounding Nagorno-Karabakh are completely depopulated. In the 22 yearperiod after the signing of the ceasefire treaty in 1994, both sides continued tosustain losses due to ceasefire violations. There is still no peace treaty signedbetween Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the war still de jure continues. Thisreport aims to provide a descriptive account of the clashes that took place on2-5 April 2016, which is already being referred to as the “4 Day War”, thedevelopments that followed, and the interpretations made with regard to theseclashes

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