The separatist government of Nagorno-Karabakh, which controlled the disputed territory for more than three decades, announced [7] on Sept. 28 that it will disband by the end of the year. Azerbaijan took full control of Nagorno-Karabakh following a swift military offensive last week. The region, an enclave within the borders of Azerbaijan, is home to around 120,000 ethnic Armenians who have considered it a de facto independent state, the Republic of Artsakh, since 1991. Most of that population—almost 90,000 [8] people—has fled to Armenia in the past week due to fears of persecution and ethnic cleansing by the Azerbaijani forces that are now in control. At least 170 people died [12] in a massive fuel depot explosion amid the scramble to leave. Authorities in Armenia are struggling [9] to register and provide for the needs of the tens of thousands of people arriving from the enclave, and concerns [10] are growing about a nascent humanitarian crisis.
From The New Humanitarian [13], Sept. 29
