The arrest appears to reflect Azerbaijan’s intention to quickly and forcefully enforce its grip on the region after the military offensive that prompted a rapid exodus of ethnic Armenians.
YEREVAN, Armenia — Azerbaijan said it arrested the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh’s separatist government as he tried to cross into Armenia on Wednesday along with tens of thousands of others who haveThe arrest of Ruben Vardanyan was announced by Azerbaijan’s border guard service. It appears to reflect Azerbaijan’s intention to quickly and forcefully enforce its grip on the region after the military offensive that has prompted a rapid exodus of ethnic Armenians.
Nagorno-Karabakh officials said earlier that at least 200 people on their side, including 10 civilians, were killed and over 400 were wounded in the fighting. More than 53,000 people, or about 45% of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population of 120,000, had left the region for Armenia as of nightfall Wednesday, according to Armenian authorities.
“We were seven in one little car,” she said. “That was a horrible journey as people are in panic and nervous.” Anna Ayrapetyan, another Stepanakert resident who fled the region, said there was no alternative to leaving in the current desperate situation.
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