Azerbaijan say it's ending offensive on the enclave Nagorno-Karabakh after ethnic Armenian forces agreed to surrender.
over Nagorno-Karabakh for decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The enclave is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but has been controlled and largely inhabited by ethnic Armenians since a war in the 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A view shows damaged cars in front of a residential building following the launch of a military operation by Azerbaijani armed forces in the city of Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, Sept. 19, 2023.The ethnic Armenian government, which calls itself the Republic of Artsakh, wrote the decision to lay down arms was made after "enemy succeeded in penetrating into defense army outposts, capturing several heights and strategic road junctions.
It was unclear what agreement would mean for the enclave's administration and the ethnic Armenians living there. The apparent success of Azerbaijan's lightening offensive appeared to mark a historic turning point in the decades-old conflict, furthering a steep reversal in Armenia's control over the enclave that began in 2020. Backed by Turkey, Azerbaijan reopened the conflict in October 2020 with a short war, that ended with Armenia's defeat and a Russian-brokered peace agreement.
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