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Responding to the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh
Tens of thousands of people from Nagorno-Karabakh have streamed into Armenia following Azerbaijan’s one-day offensive ending the enclave’s de facto self-governance.
Outside powers should focus on meeting the refugees’ needs, protecting those few residents who wish to remain and preventing renewed conflict in the region.
- ICG
Azerbaijan’s 24-hour military operation of 19-20 September marked the end of three decades of de facto self-governance for the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave and led to an exodus of its people.
Baku’s definitive victory over local security forces shifted the power balance in the volatile South Caucasus, leaving residents uncertain of their…