The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation.
Armenian parishioners attend a national day of prayer for Artsakh leading by Armenian Catholicos Karekin II at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Oriental Orthodox church outside in Yerevan, Armenia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm.
the region, fearing reprisals or losing the freedom to use their language and to practice their religion and cultural customs. Azerbaijani authorities moved quickly to reaffirm control of the region, arresting several former members of its separatist government and encouraging ethnic Azerbaijani residents who fled the area amid a separatist war three decades ago to start moving back.
The mutual accusations have further strained the relations between Armenia, and its longtime ally Russia, which has accused the Armenian government of a pro-Western tilt.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm controlThe last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation.
Read more »
Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm controlThe last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation
Read more »
Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm controlThe last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation.
Read more »
UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic Armenian exodus continuesA United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported, as a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region continued following a lightning Azerbaijani military offensive last month.
Read more »
Azerbaijan Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Separatist Nagorno-Karabakh LeaderAzerbaijan issued an arrest warrant for former NagornoKarabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan, the country's prosecutor general said Sunday.Harutyunyan led the breakaway region, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but largely populated by ethnic...
Read more »
Azerbaijan issues arrest warrant for former separatist Nagorno-Karabakh leaderAzerbaijan's prosecutor general says the country has issued an arrest warrant for former Nagorno-Karabakh separatist leader Arayik Harutyunyan.
Read more »