Over 47,000 displaced Karabakh residents have arrived in Armenia

Over 47,000 displaced Karabakh residents have arrived in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - As of 08:00 on September 27, as many as 47,715 forcibly displaced people have arrived in Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh, a government spokesperson reports.

The first several hundred refugees from war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenian territory on September 24, as a forced evacuation begins that could lead to a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from their historic homeland.

On September 19, Azerbaijan launched a full-scale offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh, killings and injuring hundreds, including civilians. On September 20, the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh agreed to a ceasefire on Azerbaijan’s terms, including the dissolution of the Defense Army.

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