Russia And Iran worried Over Syria And Libyan Fighters
Russia and Iran worried over Syria and Libyan fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Muhammad Jawad Zarif held a phone conversation on Friday.
The two leaders have expressed concern over the involvement of Syrian and Libyan fighters in the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute as both Russia and Iran are worried about the situation. Two Syrian rebel sources say Turkey is sending rebel boys to Syria to support Azerbaijan.
This claim has been denied by both Ankara and Baku. French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Turkey of sending Syrian jihadists into the region.
There is a long-standing dispute between the two countries of the former Soviet Union over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Azerbaijan considers the region as its own and internationally it is considered part of this country.
However, after the 1994 war, the region is not under the control of Azerbaijan. There is a huge presence of soldiers from both sides in this area. Spread over 4,400 kilometers, most of Nagorno-Karabakh is mountainous. There was a clash between the two sides in July last, in which 16 people died.
A female journalist committed self-immolation outside the police office in Russia, police searched the house
On Friday, a female journalist killed herself in a fire outside a regional police headquarters office in Russia. The woman journalist was the editor of a news website. A day earlier, police searched the house of a woman journalist.
Russia’s investigative agency has confirmed the death of female journalist Irina Savina. She was the editor of a website called Kolja Dot Press. The incident took place in the private Novgorod city, about 380 km from Moscow.
Savina said on Thursday that police had searched her house, but did not explain why it was done. Another news website called Meduza said that Swavina has left a message on Facebook, blaming the Russian administration for her death.
