Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm control of Nagorno-Karabakh as the Armenian exodus slows to a trickle
The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh has left the region, completing a weeklong, grueling exodus in which more than 80% of its residents have fled after Azerbaijan reclaimed the area in a lightning military operation last month. Azerbaijan Interior Ministry spokesman Elshad Hajiyev says the country’s police have established control over the entire region. Nagorno-Karabakh’s human rights ombudsman said the bus that entered Armenia carried 15 passengers with serious illnesses and mobility problems. In a 24-hour military campaign on Sept. 19, the Azerbaijani ...