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Four Under Reported Armed Conflicts Happening Now
Western Media has a bad habit of only reporting stories that directly affect them and their interests. This is in part due to reporting on things that sell clicks and gatekeeping information that they think is relevant to the population. The result is an incomplete picture of the world as it exists now.
There are major armed conflicts happening that most people are abreast of, such as the War in Syria and the War in Afghanistan, but there are also many more serious conflicts happening right now that get little to no media coverage in the mainstream. These are four you probably haven’t read about in quite some time.
1. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
The Nagorno-Karabakh region occupies the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan and is the source of an ongoing territorial dispute. This conflict has been hot for decades and is a low intensity, constant skirmish between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in the region.
- Countries involved: Armenia, Azerbaijan
- Type of conflict: Territorial dispute
- Countries interested: Russia, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan
The conflict erupted in 1988 and saw most of the heavy fighting done in the 1990s. The conflict has killed an estimated 40,000 people since it started, and…
