SECCESSIONIST Nations (Map and Flag---NAGORNO-KARABAKH)

[Chuck Anderson]

Hi Everyone!

Presented here are the flag, coat-of-arms and maps of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, (a nation seeking independence from Azerbaijan.)

For the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, would their insignia of rank resemble those of Azerbaijan or perhaps some of the other former-Soviet republics, or would they perhaps take on an entirely different form? Would the nation's armed forces insignia of rank perhaps draw inspiration from their national coat-of-arms?

What might their aircraft roundels (national markings for their military aircraft)look like?

Chuck Anderson
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[marcpasquin]

I was always under the impression (and the flag seem to point that way) that the separatists saw themselves as armenians first and foremost with independence in its current form simply a result of armenia not willing to annex it and thus going to war with azerbaidjan (as well as facing international sanction).

What this mean is that an internationaly recognised independence might be in a fashion similar to Kosovo with the country using symbols that are not overtly linked with armenia and probably something that is highly neutral though considering that from what I can see on pictures, the karabakh armed forces currently use soviet style insignias just like armenia and a lot of other countries, so that might not be that big of an issue.

[Miklós Lovász]

I don't think NK seeks independence, but rather union with Armenia. They already have a military force (and had one since 1992): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-K ... fense_Army