Nagorno-Karabakh says death toll among its military rises to 604 since start of conflict

The defence ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh region said on Thursday it had recorded another 49 casualties among its military, pushing the military death toll to 604 since fighting with Azeri forces erupted on Sept. 27.

The fighting has surged to its worst level since the 1990s, when some 30,000 people were killed.