Men flock to military recruitment centers in Azerbaijan during a partial mobilisation
03 October 2020 |
4:52 pm
Dozens of people gather in front of a military recruitment centre in Baku after Azerbaijan declares martial law and curfews in several cities after Nagorny Karabakh, a breakaway region of Azerbaijan mainly inhabited by Armenians, has become the scene of deadly clashes.
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