Overview

• Azerbaijan defeated Armenian forces and seized control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region in a decisive military operation.
• Almost the entire ethnic Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, over 100,000 people, have fled to Armenia.
• Sporadic clashes persist along the borders, but Azerbaijan has established control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
• Azerbaijan has arrested several former separatist leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh and is moving to reintegrate the region.
• Russia's influence has diminished, while Turkey has backed Azerbaijan, but the international response has largely been criticized as inadequate.