Following ceasefire and concessions armenians leave disputed territory, some setting fire to homes

Following a Russian-brokered ceasefire that includes territorial concessions which will go into effect Sunday, Armenians are leaving villages in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and some are

setting fire to their homes, _The Associated Press_ and _Reuters_ report. It's unclear when and how many Azeris, many of whom were displaced from the same land in 1994, will return to

the villages. The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory, which is officially recognized as part of Azerbaijan but has been controlled by ethnic Armenians for

decades, flared up in recent months. The fighting resulted in Azerbaijan seizing the key city of Shusha, leading to the ceasefire, which Russia — generally considered a staunch ally and

protector of Armenia — plans to enforce with 2,000 peacekeepers. The Armenians who are leaving their homes cast doubt on the idea that they could live peacefully beside the returning Azeris,

per _AP_ and _Reuters_, and many remain uncertain of where their next destination will be. "We are homeless now, do not know where to go and where to live," one woman leaving her

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