Meanwhile, the villagers in Charektar on the border with the neighbouring district of Martakert scorched houses ahead of the Azerbaijan army takeover. Huge flames erupted outside of Nagorno-Karabakh as civilians fled their homes to escape to Armenia before the land was conquered by Azerbaijan as part of peace negotiations. Unwilling to hand over the territory to the Turks, civilians launched a mass exodus setting fire, sending properties into thick plumes of smoke as they evacuated. As many as 10 homes in Charitar were torched as the agreement to return Armenian territory as al-Baggar was negotiated, as well as the Agdam region by 20 November, and the Lachin region by December 1 occupied by the Armenians since 1990s conflict, according to sources of Anadolu Agency.
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Village of Dadivank in Nagorno-Karabakh. The region is due to be handed over to Azerbaijan in two days. Many locals were burning their homes so that they may not fall in Azerbaijani Hands. pic.twitter.com/xNIYBlTKpY
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In accordance with the pact brokered between the ex-Soviet rivals to end hostilities, Russian military officials dispatched the Russian peacekeepers and observers to station at the Nagorno-Karabakh disputed territory. Nearly 2,000 troops were to be deployed at 16 observation posts in mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin corridor, as per sources Associated Press. However, the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan was protested by thousands that flooded Armenia’s capital.