Thousands of Armenians have streamed out of Nagorno-Karabakh after the Azerbaijani military reclaimed full control of the separatist region.
In this image taken from video, refugees from the first group of about 30 people from Nagorno-Karabakh gather in a temporary camp after arriving to Armenia’s Kornidzor village in Syunik region, Armenia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, and more were expected to come after a 10-month blockade and a lightning military offensive this month that resulted in Azerbaijan reclaiming full control of the breakaway region. Ethnic Armenians from the first group of about 30 people from Nagorno-Karabakh talk to each other during a dinner at a hotel in Armenia’s Goris, the town in Syunik region, Armenia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.
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