Mass Exodus: 100,000 Refugees Flee Nagorno-Karabakh as UN Mission Arrives

Over 100,000 people, almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, have fled the region since Azerbaijan seized control last week. Azerbaijan claims it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but Armenia dismisses this as a "lie." The UN refugee agency reports that many of the fleeing refugees are in need of immediate assistance. As part of a ceasefire deal, separatists have agreed to surrender their weapons, and the leader of Nagorno-Karabakh has stated that the region will cease to exist in the new year. The UN is sending a mission to assess the humanitarian situation, while Armenia's ambassador-at-large criticizes Azerbaijan's assurances as "propaganda."