Agence France Presse February 25, 2017 Saturday 10:13 AM GMT Deadly clashes erupt along Nagorny Karabakh frontline Baku, Feb 25 2017 Bloody clashes erupted on Saturday between Azerbaijani forces and Armenian separatists over the breakaway Nagorny Karabakh region, claiming the lives of several Azerbaijani servicemen, Baku and rebel officials said. Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan and Armenia are locked in a protracted conflict over the disputed region, and frequent exchanges of fire nearly spiralled into all-out war last year.