Armenians torch their own homes outside Nagorno-Karabakh
By Abiodun Ogundairo
16 November 2020 |
1:00 pm
Armenians have been setting their homes on fire as they flee the district of Kalbajar. Azerbaijan is set to take control of the area as of November 15 under the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire brokered earlier this week.
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