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 Armenians are being given two choices: live