Azerbaijani Forces Kill 16 Armenian Rebel Troops

Sixteen Armenian separatist fighters were killed in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh after heavy fighting broke out with the Azerbaijani military on Sunday.

Armenian separatist rebel officials confirmed.

"According to preliminary data, 16 (Karabakh) servicemen were killed and more than 100 wounded" since fighting erupted, the separatist defence ministry said.

Both Baku and Yerevan reported civilian casualties earlier Sunday.