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The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict [f] is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until 2023, and seven surrounding districts, inhabited mostly by Azerbaijanis until their expulsion during the 1990s.
The Fund for Peace states that Azerbaijan's military offensives have increased the fragility of the Armenian state, noting "the risk of genocide against Armenians in Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Armenia." [283] Genocide Watch states that "Azerbaijan will amputate one limb of the Armenian body after another until Armenia is beheaded ...
The Armenian genocide [a] was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches to the Syrian Desert and the forced Islamization of others, primarily women and children.
On 24 September, as fears of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and persecution surged, the evacuation of Armenian refugees began through the Lachin corridor, arriving in Syunik, Armenia via the Kornidzor border post. [71] [72] The Armenian government reported late on that day that 1,050 refugees had made their way to safety. [73]
Armenia suffered light casualties. 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes: 2010 2010 Azerbaijan Armenia Armenia Victory 2010 Mardakert clashes: 2010 2010 Azerbaijan Armenia Artsakh Armenia Victory 2012 Armenian–Azerbaijani border clashes: 2012 2012 Azerbaijan Armenia Artsakh Armenia Victory 2014 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes: 2014 2014 Azerbaijan Armenia
Luis Moreno Ocampo, the inaugural prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has classified the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians as a second Armenian genocide, and opined that the inaction of the international community encouraged Azerbaijan to act with impunity. [34] [35]
The conflict was accompanied by coordinated attempts to spread misleading content and disinformation via social media and the internet. [142] The conflict began with an Azerbaijani ground offensive that included armoured formations, supported by artillery and drones, including loitering munitions. Armenian and Artsakh troops were forced back ...
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over the clashes and urged both nations to end new hostilities immediately, followed by a phone call with Ilham Aliyev to express concern over the conflict along the Armenia–Azerbaijan border, including Azerbaijani shelling in Armenia, and asked President Aliyev to cease ...