It has been 10 days and a month since the battle over Nagorno-Karabakh, the dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the former Soviet Union, stopped.
However, tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave the land they are accustomed to living in, and long-term stability remains uncertain.
On the 10th, a month after the ceasefire came into effect, Azerbaijan held a military parade to celebrate the victory, and President Aliyev said he had regained territory.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been in conflict for many years over Nagorno-Karabakh.
After three years of armed clashes from 1991, the majority Armenian population has virtually ruled, and Azerbaijan has been strongly condemned.
Peace talks involving the great powers were stalled and tensions continued, and on September 27, the two countries clashed again.
The battle, which killed more than 5,600 people in total, expanded the territory of Azerbaijan's territory, forcing tens of thousands of Armenian residents to leave their familiar lands.
Some people set fire to their homes, saying they had no chance of returning.
Valerie Artunyan, who fled the battle in late October and fled from Nagorno-Karabakh to the suburbs of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, lives in a (60) vacant house with his wife, children and grandchildren.
Due to the ceasefire agreement, the village in which he lived became a territory controlled by Azerbaijan and could not return.
Mr. Artunyan said that he ran a farm and lived affluently in Nagorno-Karabakh, but so far there is no support from the Armenian government, and every day he relies on the help of his neighbors and the supplies delivered by NGOs.
"I couldn't imagine losing the war. I can't stand it. I don't have any money. I can't do anything," said Artunyan.
In addition, his son, Saribek (19), went missing on the front line after being drafted.
Mr. Artunyan said that he was dissatisfied with the ceasefire agreement as well as feeling lost. "If you have a good leader, you may be able to regain (land), but it is a pity to give the Azerbaijani people a hometown. It ’s better. ”
Although the fighting has ended, Armenia remains uncertain about long-term stability, with protests by people dissatisfied with the ceasefire agreement on the 10th.
Repeated collisions
Azerbaijan and Armenia have long been in conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory located in western Azerbaijan.
In 1988, the majority of Armenian residents demanded that Nagorno-Karabakh's affiliation be changed from Azerbaijan to Armenia, intensifying the conflict and developing into full-scale combat after 1991.
After the 1994 ceasefire, Armenian populations virtually ruled and Azerbaijan became more dissatisfied.
After that, peace negotiations involving large powers such as the United States and Russia were stalled, and tensions continued, and on September 27, the two sides clashed again.
Large-scale battles using rocket guns and drones continued.
In this battle, Azerbaijan gained the full support of Turkey, a regional power, and gave it an edge.
Armenia, on the other hand, was outnumbered without military support from its alliance Russia.
And on November 10, a ceasefire agreed upon by both sides came into effect under the mediation of Russia.
The agreement allowed Azerbaijan to expand its territory in and around Nagorno-Karabakh.
In addition, based on this agreement, Russia will dispatch a peacekeeping force of 2000 people to the site to monitor the ceasefire alone, and it is expected to strengthen its influence in the region.
A total of more than 5,600 people were killed in the battle, and tens of thousands of Armenian residents are said to have lost their homes.