11.03.2008 - Source: US Department of State

According to official information 6 military personnel were killed and 22 were injured along the line of contact due to shooting from the Azerbaijani side ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007") [ID 22942]

"Ethnic Armenian separatists, with Armenia's support, continued to control most of the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. Landmines placed along the 540 mile border with Azerbaijan and along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict continued to cause bodily harm. During the year there were no deaths caused by landmine explosions; however, nine military servicemen were injured. There were no reports of civilian deaths caused by landmines, although a civilian reportedly lost a leg in a landmine explosion that occurred on May 13 in Ijevan. According to official information six military personnel were killed and 22 were injured along the line of contact due to shooting from the Azerbaijani side."

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06.01.2005 - Source: Forum 18

Armenian Apostolic Church military chaplain vehemently denies that he beat up a Baptist who refused on religious grounds to do military service in the unrecognised Nagorno-Karabakh republic's army ("Did Armenian priest beat Baptist conscientious objector?") [#28115],  [ID 3379]

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06.01.2005 - Source: Forum 18

Religious conscientious objector who is seriously contemplating becoming a Jehovah's Witness, has been forcibly taken by authorities from Armenia to a military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh ("Religious conscientious objector forcibly taken to Nagorno-Karabakh") [#28116],  [ID 3380]

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28.11.2002 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

Draftees from Nagorno Karabakh have to complete their service in Karabakh ("8th European Country of Origin Information Seminar Vienna, 28 - 29 June 2002: Final Report - Armenia - co-funded by the EU Odysseus Programme") [#9877],  [ID 3381]

"As to the military service, draftees from Nagorno Karabakh also have to complete their
service in Karabakh. In contrast to Armenia, however, where men of draft age may
postpone their military service until completion of their university degree, Nagorno
Karabakh students cannot graduate from university before completing their service.
Given that there is no established peace in the region, but a continued cease-fire,
students may study for two years, but then have to begin their two-year military service
and only after its completion may continue their studies.
So far, there have not been any reports on draft evasion or desertion from the
Karabakh army, although it is in principle possible. Yet, in general, the local population is
proud to serve in the army there, as the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh has
a century-old tradition of military self defense. There has only been one case in the
Karabakh army, unconnected to military service, where someone was charged with
killing three people and subsequently sentenced to prison."

Document(s): Arm-cois2002-rep.pdf