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Foreign policy & security

Chief of General Staff Edvard Asryan on causes of deaths in the army

First reported by Armlur / Joghovurd: 12:13

Updated 18:05, 26 sources

Foreign policy & security. Photo: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped
Photo: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Edvard Asryan told journalists on November 4 that work is under way to prevent deaths of servicemen, but did not go into detail, saying it would take a long time. According to him, an interagency working group has been set up. Asryan cited interpersonal relations, financial and health problems, and road accidents as causes.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Armlur / Joghovurd · 12:13 · Opposition

Pro-government 5 / 6 First: Armenpress, 28 min later
Balanced 7 / 14 First: Shant TV / Shantnews, 40 min later
Opposition 14 / 21 First: Armlur / Joghovurd, 12:13
Timeline as a list
  1. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  2. News.am (Opposition)
  3. 24news.am (Opposition)
  4. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  5. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  6. 5th Channel (Opposition)
  7. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  8. Yerevan.Today (Opposition)
  9. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)
  10. Hayeli (Opposition)
  11. Hraparak (Opposition)
  12. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  13. FreeNews (Pro-government)
  14. Panorama (Opposition)
  15. Politik.am (Opposition)
  16. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  17. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  18. Infocom (Balanced)
  19. Aravot (Balanced)
  20. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  21. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  22. Tert.am (Opposition)
  23. Azatutyun (RFE/RL) (Balanced)
  24. CivilNet (Balanced)
  25. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  26. Ararat News (Balanced)

All sources

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