this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
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[–] Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world 80 points 1 year ago

Ucraine, right next to Muldova and Polind.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Ukraine is in no way being forgotten, they were just sent another 200 billion after the Gaza war started.

That said, can someone ELI5 the skeleton conflict?

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict[f] is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until 2023, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaijanis until their expulsion during the 1990s. The Nagorno-Karabakh region has been entirely claimed by and partially controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, but is recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan gradually re-established control over Nagorno-Karabakh region and the seven surrounding districts since 2020.

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

2021–present

Twelve Azerbaijani civilians and two soldiers were killed in 2021, by landmine explosions. Seventeen Armenian and ten Azerbaijani soldiers were also killed in shoot-outs in the border area, while 38 Armenian soldiers were captured. Twenty-eight of the captured Armenian soldiers were subsequently released.

In 2022, three Armenian soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in an attack by Azerbaijani drones in Nagorno-Karabakh on 25 March.

The fatalities of the current war, is how i imagined wars when i was younger. Soldiers in combat with other soldiers. Civilian casualties "only" through landmines.

No raiding, raping, torturing & murdering of civilians as a sport of some sort

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This may surprise you, but there are multiple things happening in this picture

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Anyone else find it hilarious that wiki uses the word "Belligerents" to label the list of warring nations?

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that not what "Belligerent" means?

Not every conflict is between nations and the infobox has to work across different conflicts. Belligerents is probably the best option to label the sides of a conflict

[–] Karcinogen@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What ever became of the Free Hong Kong protests?

[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

We forgot them, and now Hong Kong is just as repressed as the rest of China.

[–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

They got cancelled due to COVID and police violence.

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Hollywood lied to me

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Kind of hard to keep a protest going through covid and also anyone who says anything being arrested

[–] Jilanico@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago
[–] masquenox@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Considering that western media is hysterically blaming Palestinians for Israeli atrocities now, I'd say it's rather Israel's (alleged) "plight" that's getting the limelight - not Gaza.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also Tigray, Congo, Nicaragua, Kurdistan, Xinjiang, Myanmar...

[–] dylanmorgan 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least there’s some discussion about Israel committing genocide. The Azeri threat to Armenians in karbach has been getting ignored for years.

[–] 1rre@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In fairness, there was no discussion when the Armenians genocided the Azeris to make the region so homogeneously Armenian in the first place.

Both are cases of one group of people committing genocide and another using that/desiring to use that as justification for commiting genocide in return. If you think Israelis should return the land to Palestine then that aligns more with Azerbaijan in that conflict. If you support the status quo or think Israel should have all their internationally recognised territory then that aligns more with Armenia.

[–] zepheriths@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The real drowning is the Sudan civil war

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

The Darfur conflict was my first eye opener to major powers pissing around while genocide happened. In fact that conflict is still going on as recent as last year.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm starting to think that the american media just focuses on whatever war is most advantageous for the american empire at the time.

[–] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

It's whatever is new and will get attention.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Surely not!

[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Since always

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shh they are in hiding in the tunnels. They'll call you right back after the turkish planes leave.

[–] cevmantius@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Siktir git amına soktuğum buraya da mı geldiniz

[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just seeing the word "Kurdistan" sets you guys off huh?

[–] Phillcom33@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's been more than a year it's bound to die off. Plus 1500 plus killed in one day is way more interesting than 1 inch of ground recoverd

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whatever happened to Kony?

[–] Aremel@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

That post got enough likes in 2012 so we stopped him!

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

From his Wiki page, he is in hiding and his army has all but entirely disbanded. It also notes that by 2012 he was already in hiding and and the US was already providing Uganda with military assistance against the terrorist group he founded.

[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

All the same war... Sort of.