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U.S. calls on Azerbaijan to safeguard Armenians as thousands flee Karabakh

By Felix Light and Guy Faulconbridge

Summary

  • At least 19,000 Armenians have left Karabakh
  • U.S. says Azerbaijan must protect rights
  • U.S. demands humanitarian and monitoring mission
  • Russia scolds Armenia for flirting with West
  • Azerbaijan hints at land corridor to Turkey

NEAR KORNIDZOR, Armenia, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Hungry and exhausted Armenian families jammed roads to flee homes in the defeated breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, while the United States called on Azerbaijan to protect civilians and let in aid.

The Armenians of Karabakh – part of Azerbaijan that had been beyond Baku’s control since the dissolution of the Soviet Union – began fleeing this week after their forces were routed in a lightning operation by Azerbaijan’s military.

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