Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Date	20 February 1988 – 1 January 2024
Location	Artsakhball
Result	Azerbaijani victory Armenian victory in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in 1994 Low-intensity conflict and cold war 1994-2020 Arms race and militarization Azerbaijan's victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War and Third Nagorno-Karabakh War
Belligerents
Artsakhball Armeniaball Russiaball (since 2020)
Azerbaijanball Soviet Unionball (1988-1991) Turkeyball (since 2020) Israelcube (since 2020)

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armeniaball and Azerbaijanball over the disputed region of Artsakhball. The conflict started in 1988 when Karabakh Armenians wanted Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblastball to be transferred to Armenian SSRball. It became a full-scale war in the early '90s but since 1994, it has become a low-intensity conflict after a ceasefire was signed. It then erupted into war again in 2020, but then calmed down after a ceasefire. The conflict ended with when Azerbaijanball conducted a final offensive into the region, forcing the nearly entire local population there to flee. Artsakhball would later dissolve itself on January 1, 2024.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

It started over the Nagorno-Karabakh area which was ethnically Armenian but was Azerbaijan's clay. During the 1980's the Soviet Republics had become more autonomous and in 1988 is when the war started. Soviet Union which was still mostly under Russian control backed Azerbaijan but after 1991 when Sovietball died  Russiaball backed Armeniaball, and so Nagorno-Karabakhball obviously fought along side Armeniaball because it was Armenian ethnicly. Armenia was backed by Russia and Greece. Azerbaijanball was backed by Turkeyball, Israelcube and Ukraineball. Even though Azerbaijanball was backed by more countries, Armenia was winning in the beginning due to internal conflicts in Azerbaijanball, but Azerbaijan soon became stronger. Despite that, the war resulted in an Armenian victory after Russiaball brokered a ceasefire in May 1994. Some Ossetianballs and Yazidiballs fought for Armeniaball during this time. By the end of the war, Armeniaball was in full control of most of the enclave and also held 9% of Azerbaijanball's territory outside the enclave. Even though the war ended, conflicts continued to occur.

First Interbellum

Minor clashes would happen in 2008, 2010, and 2014, but no changes in territory would occur during this time. Over the years, Azerbaijanball began growing impatient with the status quo. Economically propelled by oil, gas, and wind, the country embarked in building up its military. Azerbaijanball would spend $3B on its military in 2015, more than Armeniaball's. Azerbaijanball would capture 800-2000 hectares of territory and 2 heights following 4 days of clashes in 2016. Nagorno-Karabakhball would change its name to Artsakhball following a referendum in 2017. Further clashes between Armeniaball and Azerbaijanball would occur in 2018 and July 2020.

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed war between the countryballs of  Azerbaijanball and Armeniaball armed forces in Nagorno-Karabakhball (Artsakhball), the latest escalation in the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict. The clashes began on the morning of 27 September 2020 along the Line of Contact, with Azerbaijanball conducting a ground offensive into the territory, supported with artillery and drones. While Azerbaijanball seized the towns of Talishball and Madagizball in the northeast, the war would be mainly focused in the south, where the land was flat and underpopulated. Azerbaijanball overran Armeniaball's positions, taking the town of Hadrutball. Soon, this allowed Azerbaijanball to advance into the Aras Valley and toward the Lachin corridor, threatening Armeniaball's supply to Artsakhball. However, this supply would be cut off when Azerbaijanball's forces took the town of Shushaball. With Azerbaijanball nearing Stepanakertball, the war ended on November 10th, when the Prime Minister announced Armenia's surrender in a ceasefire brokered by Russiaball. This would cause mass protests that lasted for a while later after Armenia's surrender. Since Azerbaijanball won the war, it was allowed to take territories from Artsakh, including the northeastern part of it, the Aras Valley and Shusha. However, these parts still had an Armenian ethnicity at that time. Gradually, Armeniaball withdrew, and Azerbaijanball would occupy more land, setting up the districts of Aghdamball, Kalbajarball, and Lachin Districtball. The Lachin Corridor would be guarded by Russiaball's peacekeepers in order to protect the new supply line to Stepanakertball.

Blockade of Artsakh and Third Nagorno-Karabakh War

Beginning in December 2022, Azerbaijanball sent military personnel and other pro-Azerbaijan organizations to block the Lachin corridor, which connected Artsakhball to Armeniaball. Overtime, territory was seized around the corridor, with alternative bypass routes blocked and military checkpoints installed. Civilian infrastructure, gas, electricity, and internet access were sabotaged and supply of food dwindled, causing the populace of Artsakhball to starve. Medical supply also dwindled and schools also closed. Azerbaijanball soon began to make its final preparations for an imminent offensive.

Significant fighting started in September 2023, with Azerbaijanball demanding Artsakhball to raise the white flag and disband or face an imminent military operation. Azerbaijanball soon advanced into the enclave and captured several towns in the north and the south. Artsakhball went to initiate peace talks the next day, but Azerbaijanball demanded that all Artsakh government bodies must be removed before they will cease operations. Nearly the entire local population fled from the region westward into Armeniaball. Protests begun in Armeniaball with many there calling Pashinyan a traitor. Later, a ceasefire was signed, with Artsakhball agreeing to disarm and reintegrate into Azerbaijanball clay. Capitulation would be announced on September 28, 2023, and on Jan 1, 2024, Artsakhball dissolved itself. Stepanakertball also yielded to Bakuball as its new capital.