Death toll in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan reaches around 600

Armenia and Azerbaijan are locked in a deadly conflict (AP)

The reported death toll in clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has reached around 600.

Nagorno-Karabakh military officials said 16 more of their servicemen had been killed in fighting on Tuesday, bringing total number of dead among military members to 532 since September 27, when the fighting started.