Azerbaijan Retakes Nagorno-Karabakh Capital as President Aliyev Hoists Flag After Military Campaign
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Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev raises state flag in Nagorno-Karabakh's capital city after military operation led to mass exodus of ethnic Armenians.
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Capital known as Khankendi by Azerbaijan and Stepanakert by Armenians fell to Azerbaijan after crushing ethnic Armenian fighters.
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Nagorno-Karabakh is a disputed, landlocked region in the South Caucasus.
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Long-running tensions over the territory erupted into war in 2020, won decisively by Azerbaijan backed by Turkey.
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In September 2022, Aliyev launched another military operation against ethnic Armenian fighters, defeating them.
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