The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a territorial and ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Quarreling region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding Surrounding districts , which are `` de facto '' controlled Control by the self-declared Republic of Artsakh , but are internationally recognized Know as `` de jure '' part of Azerbaijan .

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a territorial and ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Quarreling region of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding Surrounding districts , which are `` de facto '' controlled Control by the self-declared Republic of Artsakh , but are internationally recognized Know as `` de jure '' part of Azerbaijan .

Under the Soviet Union , Joseph Stalin decided Deciding to make the Nagorno-Karabakh region , historically Armenian and with a majority-Armenian population , an autonomous oblast in Soviet Azerbaijan .

The massacre Killing was organized Arranging by Nagorno-Karabakh 's Governor-General Khosrov bek Sultanov and led by his brother , Sultan bek Sultanov .

Sultanov was an Azerbaijani of Kurdish origin known Know for his anti-Armenian views Perception_active , and this decision Deciding was strenuously opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Armenian population of Karabakh , led by the Karabakh 's Armenian Council , which favored Nagorno-Karabakh 's unification with the newly established Building Republic of Armenia .

The Nagorno-Karabakh War Hostile_encounter was an ethnic and territorial conflict Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start in the late 1980s to May 1994 , in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan , between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by Armenia , and the Republic of Azerbaijan .

The Nagorno-Karabakh War Hostile_encounter was an ethnic and territorial conflict Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start in the late 1980s to May 1994 , in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan , between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by Armenia , and the Republic of Azerbaijan .

The Nagorno-Karabakh War Hostile_encounter was an ethnic and territorial conflict Hostile_encounter that took place Process_start in the late 1980s to May 1994 , in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan , between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh backed by Armenia , and the Republic of Azerbaijan .

As the war progressed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , Armenia and Azerbaijan , both former Soviet Republics , entangled Participation themselves in protracted Change_event_time , undeclared mountain warfare Hostile_encounter in the mountainous heights of Karabakh as Azerbaijan attempted to curb Hindering the secessionist movement in Nagorno-Karabakh .

The enclave 's parliament had voted Choosing in favor of uniting Collaboration itself with Armenia and a referendum , boycotted Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the Azerbaijani population of Nagorno-Karabakh , was held Defending , whereby most of the voters voted Choosing in favor of independence .

Inter-ethnic clashes Hostile_encounter between the two broke out Process_start shortly after the parliament of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast ( NKAO ) in Azerbaijan voted Choosing to unify Cause_to_amalgamate the region with Armenia on 20 February 1988 .

As Azerbaijan declared Expressing_publicly its independence from the Soviet Union and removed Removing the powers held Defending by the enclave 's government , the Armenian majority voted Choosing to secede Escaping from Azerbaijan and in the process proclaimed Statement the unrecognized Know Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh .

By the end Process_end of the war Hostile_encounter in 1994 , the Armenians were in full control Control of the enclave ( with the exception of the Shahumyan Region ) in addition to surrounding Surrounding areas of Azerbaijan proper , most notably the Lachin Corridor , a mountain pass that links Nagorno-Karabakh with mainland Armenia .

This has left Departing the Nagorno-Karabakh area in a state of legal Legality limbo , with the Republic of Artsakh remaining Presence de facto independent but internationally unrecognized Know while Armenian forces currently control Control approximately 9 % of Azerbaijan 's territory outside the enclave .

The Capture Conquering of Shusha , referred Statement to by Armenians as the Liberation of Shushi ( `` Shushii azatagrum '' ) or Wedding Social_event in the mountains operation ( ) and by Azerbaijanis as the Occupation of Shusha ( ) was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War .

Armenian military commanders based in Nagorno-Karabakh 's capital of Stepanakert ( Azerbaijani : Xankəndi ) had been contemplating the capture of the town after Azeri shelling of Stepanakert .

Shusha was the most important military stronghold that Azerbaijan held Hold in Nagorno-Karabakh – its loss Earnings_and_losses marked Recording a turning point in the war , and led to Causation a series of military victories by Armenian forces in the course of the conflict .

The event became Becoming the largest massacre Killing in the course of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Hostile_encounter .

The Regional Conflicts Task Force extended Expansion the sustained dialogue model , based on the Dartmouth experience , to conflicts in Tajikistan and Nagorno-Karabakh .