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Do not fill this in! ===2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh=== {{Main|2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh}} {{See also|Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians}} Between 19 and 20 September 2023, [[Azerbaijan]] launched a large-scale military offensive against the [[Political status of Nagorno-Karabakh|self-declared]] breakaway state of [[Republic of Artsakh|Artsakh]], a move seen by the European Parliament as a violation of the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|2020 ceasefire agreement]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2023-09-19|title=Armenia, Azerbaijan: Baku Launches Military Operation In Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/armenia-azerbaijan-baku-launches-military-operation-nagorno-karabakh|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230919182727/https://worldview.stratfor.com/situation-report/armenia-azerbaijan-baku-launches-military-operation-nagorno-karabakh|archive-date=19 September 2023|access-date=2023-09-22|website=[[Stratfor]]|quote=...the Russian peacekeeping contingent is incapable of preventing Azerbaijan's seizure of the region, despite this being a clear violation of the November 2020 ceasefire brokered by Russia that ended the last war.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Joint statement on Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/joint-statement-on-azerbaijan-s-attack-o/product-details/20230919DPU37422|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922111407/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/joint-statement-on-azerbaijan-s-attack-o/product-details/20230919DPU37422|archive-date=22 September 2023|access-date=2023-09-21|publisher=European Parliament|quote=We condemn in the strongest terms today's pre-planned and unjustified attack of Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh...We recall that the attack takes place in the context of a major humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, following Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor for the past nine months, in violation of Baku's commitments under the ceasefire statement of 9 November 2020 and of the legally binding orders of the International Court of Justice. Humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh needs to be fully and permanently restored.}}</ref> The offensive took place in the disputed region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]], which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but populated by [[Armenians]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Azerbaijani forces strike Armenian-controlled Karabakh, raising risk of new Caucasus war|work=Reuters|date=19 September 2023|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-says-six-its-citizens-were-killed-by-land-mines-karabakh-2023-09-19/|access-date=19 September 2023|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919114910/https://www.reuters.com/world/azerbaijan-says-six-its-citizens-were-killed-by-land-mines-karabakh-2023-09-19/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ilyushina|first1=Mary|title=Fighting flares between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan-armenia/|access-date=19 September 2023|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=19 September 2023|quote=Azerbaijan and Armenia have repeatedly clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but largely populated by ethnic Armenians and largely governed by the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.|archive-date=19 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919200531/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan-armenia/|url-status=live}}</ref> The attacks occurred in the midst of an escalating crisis caused by Azerbaijan [[Blockade of the Republic of Artsakh (2022–present)|blockading Artsakh]], which has resulted in significant scarcities of essential supplies such as food, medicine, and other goods in the affected region.<ref name="Nagorno-Karabakh">{{cite web|last=Roth|first=Andrew|date=19 September 2023|title=Azerbaijan launches 'anti-terrorist' campaign in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/azerbaijan-launches-anti-terrorist-campaign-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919111008/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/19/azerbaijan-launches-anti-terrorist-campaign-in-disputed-nagorno-karabakh-region|archive-date=19 September 2023|access-date=19 September 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> One day after the offensive started, on 20 September, a [[2023 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement|ceasefire agreement]] was reached at the mediation of the [[Peacekeeping operations in Nagorno-Karabakh|Russian peacekeeping command]] in Nagorno-Karabakh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Russian-mediated ceasefire announced in Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1120051.html|website=Armenpress}}</ref> Azerbaijan held a meeting with representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians on 21 September in [[Yevlakh]], to be followed by another meeting in October.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ethnic Armenians accept Russia ceasefire plan after Azerbaijan offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/20/asia/nagorno-karabakh-russia-ceasefire-intl/index.html|access-date=20 September 2023|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=20 September 2023|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920132915/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/20/asia/nagorno-karabakh-russia-ceasefire-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BREAKING: Stepanakert to disband army in ceasefire deal|url=https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/751112/breaking-stepanakert-to-disband-army-in-ceasefire-deal/|access-date=20 September 2023|publisher=CIVILNET|date=20 September 2023|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920132923/https://www.civilnet.am/en/news/751112/breaking-stepanakert-to-disband-army-in-ceasefire-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan were nonetheless reported by both Artsakhi residents and officials.<ref name="ceasefirevio1">{{Cite web|title=МВД Нагорного Карабаха обвинило Азербайджан в нарушении договора о прекращении огня|url=https://meduza.io/news/2023/09/21/mvd-nagornogo-karabaha-obvinilo-azerbaydzhan-v-narushenii-dogovora-o-prekraschenii-ognya|website=[[Meduza]]|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921113954/https://meduza.io/news/2023/09/21/mvd-nagornogo-karabaha-obvinilo-azerbaydzhan-v-narushenii-dogovora-o-prekraschenii-ognya|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ceasefirevio2">{{Cite web|title=Aserbaidschan soll Waffenruhe gebrochen haben|url=https://rp-online.de/politik/ausland/berg-karabach-aserbaidschan-soll-waffenruhe-gebrochen-haben_aid-98086627|website=[[Rheinische Post]]|date=21 September 2023|access-date=21 September 2023|archive-date=21 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921114231/https://rp-online.de/politik/ausland/berg-karabach-aliyev-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-tod-russischer-soldaten_aid-98086627|url-status=live}}</ref> Human rights organizations and experts in genocide prevention issued multiple alerts, stating that the region's Armenian population was at risk or actively [[Flight of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians|being subjected to ethnic cleansing and genocide]]. [[Luis Moreno Ocampo]], a former [[prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]], warned that another [[Armenian genocide]] could take place, and attributed the inaction of the international community to encouraging Azerbaijan that it would face no serious consequences.<ref name="washingtonpost-genocide">{{cite news|last=Moreno Ocampo|first=Luis|author-link=Luis Moreno Ocampo|date=22 September 2023|title=Call what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh by its proper name|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/22/nagorno-karabakh-genocide-armenia/|url-status=live|access-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922173112/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/22/nagorno-karabakh-genocide-armenia/|archive-date=22 September 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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