Azerbaijan Launches Assaults in Disputed Region on Russia’s Doorstep

Smoke rises in Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan, in a photo taken from a video released by the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry on Tuesday. Azerbaijan said it launched assaults on Armenian targets in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, an escalation that threatens to tip the two countries into full-blown conflict in Russia’s backyard, a region where the U.S. seeks more influence as Moscow is embroiled in Ukraine. Azerbaijan said its armed forces were carrying out “antiterrorist activities” in response to what it says were attacks by Armenian troops in Nagorno-Karabakh, an...