Unending conflict in the Caucasus

Russian peacekeeping forces near the Dadivank monastery in the Kelbajar District. Thousands of refugees are fleeing into Armenia after Azerbaijan claimed control of an Armenian enclave inside its territory. — ©️2023 The New York Times Company

THOUSANDS of refugees fled into Armenia after Azerbaijan claimed control of an Armenian enclave inside its territory, reshaping in just two days of fighting a conflict that has resulted in two wars since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

By Sept 26, the Armenian government said, 19,000 forcibly displaced people had entered Armenia from Nagorno-Karabakh.