The Ethnic-Cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict appears to be coming to a disastrous conclusion for the Armenian people. The conflict began near the end of the Cold War in 1988 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Armenia & Azerbaijan both became autonomous states. However, the region of Nargorno-Karabakh, which is a predominanty Armenian region within Azerbaijan's borders, voted to break off and join with Armenia, leading to a six-year conflict resulting in an Armenian victory in 1994. The conflict ended with over 30,000 people dead, along with approximately 700,000 Azeris & 400,000 Armenians dispersed. Unfortunately, the conflict did not end there. Border clashes continued for years until 2020 when the Azeris attacked an overwhelmed the Armenian forces. Although a ceasefire was called with Russian forces acting as peacekeepers, the peace soon broke down with the Azeris going back on the offensive in the month of September. Now, the Arme...