Bishkek reports shootout between Kyrgyz, Tajik military servicemen on the border

A firefight between Kyrgyzstan’s and Tajikistan’s military servicemen has broken out on the border between the two countries, the Border Service of Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security reported on Thursday. “The situation in the Golovnoy populated area of the Batken District of the Batken Region (Kyrgyzstan) has escalated. The Tajik side has deliberately incited a conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik section of the state border and continues to exacerbate the situation. A shootout between units of the parties’ troops has erupted. According to preliminary data, the Tajik side is setting up positions of mortar crews,” the report said.  The…