Azerbaijani Leader: Forces Seize Key Nagorno-Karabakh City

Cars with people leaving the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia approach the border of Armenia, on Nov. 8, 2020. AP Photo

MOSCOW—Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has raged for more than a month, the country’s president said Sunday.

In a televised address to the nation, President Ilham Aliyev said “Shusha is ours—Karabakh is ours,” using the Azerbaijani version of the city’s name.