The fighting between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenians over the region began on Sept. 27 and has escalated to its deadliest level since the 1990s.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of being the main instigator of the in Nagorno-Karabakh, speaking in an interview with Russia’s RIA news agency published on Tuesday.

The fighting has increased international concern that other regional powers could be dragged into the conflict – Turkey has expressed solidarity with Azerbaijan while Armenia has a defence pact with Russia.

Reuters