Ethnic Armenians Leave Nagorno-Karabakh Following Azerbaijan Military Operation

Following Azerbaijan’s lightning offensive last week, Turkish leader proposes land corridor linking several states of the region.

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, a region inhabited by ethnic Armenians, make a drink on a roadside as their vehicles queue on the road leading towards the Armenian border, on Sept. 26, 2023. David Ghahramanyan/Reuters

Ethnic Armenians from Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region have continued to flock to Armenia by the thousands, one week after an Azerbaijani offensive that may reshape the political map of the South Caucasus. 

More than 28,000 ethnic Armenian residents of the enclave have reportedly arrived in next-door Armenia since Baku carried out a successful 24-hour offensive to assert its control over the region.