President Aliyev says country’s forces have taken Shusha, despite Armenian denials
Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has said his country’s forces have taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, though Armenian officials denied it had been captured.
Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi, is nine miles (15km) south of the enclave’s largest city, Stepanakert, and is of cultural and strategic importance to both sides.
Continue reading…President Aliyev says country’s forces have taken Shusha, despite Armenian denialsAzerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has said his country’s forces have taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, though Armenian officials denied it had been captured.Shusha, which Armenians call Shushi, is nine miles (15km) south of the enclave’s largest city, Stepanakert, and is of cultural and strategic importance to both sides. Continue reading…