Armenians protest outside Azerbaijani consulate

Crowds of people demonstrated outside Azerbaijan Consulate in Los Angeles on Wednesday as heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued into a fourth day. Both nations are battling over separatist region of Nagor-Karabakh, with statements from both sides indicating that flare-up of a deces-old conflict that has killed dozens of people since Sunday was closer to an end.

Hundreds gared outside Azerbaijan consulate in US state to protest against what demonstrators say is Azerbaijani aggression against Armenia, ABC 7 reported. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked for deces in a conflict over Nagor-Karabakh, where a separatist war was fought in early 1990s until three years after breakup of Soviet Union.

region in Caucasus Mountains of about 4,400 square kilometres (1,700 square miles), roughly size of U.S. state of Delaware, is 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Armenian border. On Wednesday, fighting continued despite repeated calls for a cease-fire from around globe.

According to officials in Nagor-Karabakh, around 100 servicemen and several civilians on ir side have been killed since fighting erupted on Sunday. Azerbaijani officials didn't provide details on its military casualties but said 14 civilians have been killed and 46 wounded on its side.

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