More than half the population has fled Nagorno-Karabakh – Latest news – news

28 September 2023 at 07:14 More than half the population has fled Nagorno-Karabakh 65,036 people have fled Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan took control of the area last week. A spokesperson for Armenia’s prime minister told Reuters. Thus, more than half of the 120,000 in the region have left the area within a few days. Armenia is now trying to find shelter and food for the thousands of ethnic Armenians. After a lightning offensive last week, Azerbaijan took back control of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian separatists. The region is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but has been ruled by Armenian separatists for over 30 years.



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