Developments unfolded quickly in September after Azerbaijan waged a military offensive in the central Asian region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a majority ethnic Armenian area that has run its affairs for three decades without international recognition.

That triggered a massive exodus by more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians who feared living under Azerbaijani rule.

CGTN’S Stephanie Freid has more in this report from the capital Yerevan in Armenia.

To discuss:

• Ali Akbar Dareini is a researcher and writer with the Center for Strategic Studies in Tehran.
• Hakan Camuz is the head of international law at the British law firm Stoke White.
• Dmitry Babich is a Russian journalist and political analyst.
• Arsen Kharatyan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Aliq Media.

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Russian peacekeeping forces continue to monitor the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh following the escalation in the region pic.twitter.com/6ZqHoiTdZu

— RT (@RT_com) October 5, 2023

Al Jazeera released a report from the lifeless Nagorno-Karabakh. pic.twitter.com/CE3WlZO8JM

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) October 3, 2023